{"product_id":"108145","title":"Symbolic codes of traditional art ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jX2tqYXn4Z5P1nlfrq8LpgNveOOQD.png?v=1765106660\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Symbolic codes of traditional art \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/153160803\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eOur ancient paintings, sculptures, and buildings that ward off evil spirits and bring in good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e Tracing the Roots of Korean Symbols That Have Become Global Pop Culture Codes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e People in ancient times incorporated various symbols into paintings, sculptures, and buildings to ward off evil spirits and attract good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e Ghosts were scary, but at the same time they were beings that protected life, and death was not the end, but the beginning of another journey. \u003cbr\u003eThis book unravels the traditional wisdom contained in auspicious and omens, life and death, space and the astronomical observatory, demonstrating the cultural power of symbols that still persist in our lives today.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e In publishing the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e1. Wishing for the well-being and happiness of life: The art of auspicious and omnipotent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Samshin Seondo and Jaradol - Dreaming of the Heavenly World\u003cbr\u003e Phoenix and Dragon - Hoping for Heaven's Praise and Auspicious Message\u003cbr\u003e Ethical Text - Reasons to Be Blessed\u003cbr\u003e Sehwa - Wishing you a safe and happy new year\u003cbr\u003e The Art of Wall Painting - Defeating Ghosts and Fraud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2 Comforting and Seeing Off the Dead: Funerals and the Arts of the Underworld\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Tomb Murals - Decorating the Afterlife\u003cbr\u003e Funeral goods - items for the deceased\u003cbr\u003e Funeral Decorations - Decorating the Departure\u003cbr\u003e Neungyeok Sculptures - Honoring and Protecting the Former Kings\u003cbr\u003e Gammoyeojaedo - Where Ancestral Spirits Reside \u003cbr\u003eBuddhist Funeral Art - Representing Rebirth in Paradise and Impermanence and Anatta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e3. Order in Direction and Direction: The Art of the Space Surrounding Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Humanities of Direction - Symbolic Systems of East, West, South, and North\u003cbr\u003e Facing Direction and Left Facing Direction - The Order Contained in the Facing Direction\u003cbr\u003e Left and right and inside and outside - the principles of setting space\u003cbr\u003e Spaces that defy order\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. Embodying the Principles of the Universe: The Art of Astronomy and Constants\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cosmological Models - Inspiring Astronomy in the Humanities\u003cbr\u003e The Sun and the Moon - Revealing the Yin and Yang of the Universe\u003cbr\u003e Stars - govern human life and fortune\u003cbr\u003e Constants - The principles of the universe contained in numbers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Search\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate6106\/MidCate005\/610541363.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e People create myths and legends, and these myths and legends in turn dominate people's ideas and mental world.\u003cbr\u003e Although it is a modern animal that originally inhabits the natural ecosystem, in the minds of ancient people, it was positioned as a divine animal that supported the Three Gods and the Three Immortals. \u003cbr\u003eSo, even though it is a sculpture made of stone, the space where the jar is placed is transformed into a magical world filled with auspicious energy.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among the expressions we commonly use in our daily lives, there is the saying, 'to invite disaster.'\u003cbr\u003e This saying implies that when you are angry, you are the cause of it.\u003cbr\u003e The same goes for fortune.\u003cbr\u003e The ancients believed that blessings were given from heaven when one did something to deserve them.\u003cbr\u003e For Koreans, fortune and misfortune were ultimately given by heaven in response to the good and evil of each person.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among the three paintings, the one that occupies the most important position is the painting on the gate and middle gate mentioned above.\u003cbr\u003e The main gate is where a rope is tied to prevent entry by strangers and to ward off evil spirits and unclean things when a child is born. \u003cbr\u003eIt is also a place where they post spring greeting cards such as ‘Ipchundaegil’ (立春大吉) and ‘Geonyangdagyeong’ (建陽多慶).\u003cbr\u003e The reason there are so many folk customs and traditions related to the main gate is because the main gate was considered a passageway through which not only people but also evil spirits and ghosts could pass, and there was a belief that good and bad fortune depended on this gate.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Among the murals featuring dogs as the main character, there is one that features a dog with three eyes.\u003cbr\u003e It is called the 'Tang Sanmu Gu' (唐三目狗), and the fact that it has three eyes is a clever way to multiply the spiritual power of the wall dog that searches for evil spirits.\u003cbr\u003e It is the same reason that the three-eyed mask worn during funerals or ceremonies to ward off ghosts has three eyes.\u003cbr\u003e There are also some paintings with falcons, which is also a trick to increase the spiritual power of the wall painter.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.63\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The road a person takes to the afterlife is long and arduous. \u003cbr\u003eIf they lose their way, the dead may become vengeful spirits and wander the world, tormenting the living.\u003cbr\u003e You can use a boat to cross rivers and seas, but when traveling a long and arduous land route, you need a device that will allow you to travel to the afterlife comfortably along the right path without getting lost along the way.\u003cbr\u003e The cart is what plays that role.\u003cbr\u003e 'Bal-in' (發?) means removing the chocks of a cart wheel and departing for the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003e If you clearly know the path to the afterlife, you won't have to take a side road or wander at a strange fork in the road, and you won't have to worry about running into thorns or giving up halfway while taking a shortcut.\u003cbr\u003e This is precisely why cart-shaped pottery, which is considered to be a 'passenger's journey to the underworld, is buried in graves.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.94~95\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So what are ghosts? Are they good or evil? It's not easy to give a clear answer to this question. \u003cbr\u003eBecause ghosts are subtle in nature, they cannot be seen or experienced in reality.\u003cbr\u003e However, its true identity is subtly revealed in the word 'ear' that we commonly use.\u003cbr\u003e In expressions like ‘even ghosts don’t know’, ‘even ghosts can’t look down on them’, and ‘they hit like ghosts’, ghosts are omnipotent beings.\u003cbr\u003e When you say 'the ghost helped you', the ghost becomes a guardian.\u003cbr\u003e When we say, \"The ghost is crying and leaving,\" the ghost is an emotional being, and when we say, \"The ghost is coming out,\" the ghost is an evil being that lives in a dark and gloomy place.\u003cbr\u003e Also, if someone behaves badly and you say, \"He's acting like a ghost,\" then this ghost becomes a vicious and malicious being that causes harm.\u003cbr\u003e In the phrase 'exorcising a ghost', a ghost is an object that must be exorcised.\u003cbr\u003e But the job of exorcising that ghost is done by another ghost. \u003cbr\u003eIn this way, when it comes to ghosts, the dualism of good and evil naturally exists.\u003cbr\u003e --- p.133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a person dies and the body is placed in a coffin, the board placed underneath is called a Chilseong board.\u003cbr\u003e It was given that name because there are seven holes in the shape of the Big Dipper on a single piece of board.\u003cbr\u003e The Chilseongpan is a wooden board that combines the Big Dipper into a deity, and has the characteristics of a kind of shamanic tool.\u003cbr\u003e The reason the Big Dipper is used as the body is because the six stars of the Southern Dipper govern yang and symbolize life, while the Big Dipper governs yin and symbolizes death.\u003cbr\u003e Placing the body on the Chilseongpan has the symbolic meaning of returning the deceased to the place of yin, that is, the source of life.\u003cbr\u003e (…) In the first place, the North Star and the Big Dipper had nothing to do with Buddhist doctrine. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, the fact that the shrines that enshrine the North Star and the Big Dipper, including the Samseonggak, were located within the temple grounds is also connected to the practical problem of temple management.\u003cbr\u003e In Joseon society, which started with the principle of suppressing Buddhism and promoting Confucianism as its founding ideology, most temples, except those related to the royal family, were bound to experience financial difficulties.\u003cbr\u003e As a solution, the process of introducing ceremonies of blessings such as offerings and offerings of offerings to the temple led to the acceptance of the shamanistic belief in the holy water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.255~257\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe hearts of the ancient people who prayed for peace and happiness in life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e People of old believed that invisible evil spirits and ghosts threatened life.\u003cbr\u003e To prevent this and bring in good fortune, various symbolic devices were installed everywhere, from palaces and temples to the homes of common people. \u003cbr\u003eThe main gate was decorated with a painting of a tiger or a gate god, and the roof of the temple's main hall was decorated with tiles with scary-looking ghost faces to prevent evil spirits from entering.\u003cbr\u003e In the private sector, they would hang a rope made of pine branches, red peppers, and charcoal at the village guardian shrine to prevent evil spirits from entering.\u003cbr\u003e In the royal tomb, a stone beast stood to guard the rest of the deceased.\u003cbr\u003e These symbols, which were mobilized in all spaces surrounding life, including paintings, sculptures, and buildings, were auspicious and evil-fighting devices intended to prevent disaster and bring in good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was believed that fortune and misfortune ultimately stemmed from human actions, and that these actions led to the influence of heaven.\u003cbr\u003e In other words, auspiciousness was not a simple superstition or decoration, but an order that connected the desirable life of humans with the will of heaven.\u003cbr\u003e Ethical characters that express virtues such as filial piety, loyalty, and courtesy in writing are also representative examples of folding screens. \u003cbr\u003eThis idea is also clearly expressed in the Sehwa that was drawn and hung at the beginning of each year.\u003cbr\u003e Rather than being a simple decorative painting, Sehwa was a device used in wall paintings to pray for a year free from disease and disaster.\u003cbr\u003e Phrases like ‘Ipchundaegil’ (立春大吉) and ‘Geonyangdaegyeong’ (建陽多慶) and paintings of magpies and tigers contained wishes for happiness and safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gilsang originated from the desire to protect life rather than from splendid artistic achievements.\u003cbr\u003e People of old considered it desirable to live a life according to the laws of heaven, and sought peace and happiness in it.\u003cbr\u003e From the signboards in palaces, to the decorations in temples, to the small talismans in homes, the wishes of people in the past for peace and happiness in life are all connected like a single code.\u003cbr\u003e These traces continue to this day in New Year's greetings and small decorations placed in the home.\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, good fortune is a universal desire for well-being and happiness in life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat kind of being was a ghost?\u003cbr\u003e Korean symbolic codes that have become global pop culture codes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The success of K-Pop Demon Hunters (hereafter referred to as 'K-Pop Demon Hunters') clearly demonstrates how Korean shamanistic traditions can function as a global cultural code.\u003cbr\u003e The 'honmun', which appears as an important setting in the work, is similar to the concepts of auspiciousness and banishment explained above.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So, what kind of being was a \"demon\"? Rumi, the protagonist of \"Kedeheon,\" is both a being that catches ghosts and a ghost herself.\u003cbr\u003e Are ghosts benevolent or evil? According to \"Symbolic Codes of Traditional Art,\" \"ghosts are so obscure that they cannot be seen,\" making it difficult to answer in a single word.\u003cbr\u003e However, we can guess its complex nature through the various expressions that appear in our language life. \u003cbr\u003e“In expressions like ‘even ghosts don’t know’, ‘even ghosts can’t look down on them’, and ‘they hit like ghosts’, ghosts are omnipotent beings.\u003cbr\u003e When you say 'the ghost helped you', the ghost becomes a guardian.\u003cbr\u003e When we say, \"The ghost is crying and leaving,\" the ghost is an emotional being, and when we say, \"The ghost is coming out,\" the ghost is an evil being that lives in a dark and gloomy place.\u003cbr\u003e Also, if someone behaves badly and you say, \"He's acting like a ghost,\" then this ghost becomes a vicious and malicious being that causes harm.\u003cbr\u003e In the phrase 'exorcising a ghost', a ghost is an object that must be exorcised.\u003cbr\u003e “But the work of exorcising that ghost is also done by another ghost.” (p. 133)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this way, ghosts were ambivalent beings where good and evil coexisted.\u003cbr\u003e So, while people were afraid of ghosts, they also accepted them as beings that were deeply involved in their lives. \u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the reason why 'Kedeheon' appeals to people around the world today is because the work's Korean symbols are well connected to the fear and awe of the invisible, and the universal desire to find meaning and order in life through them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Balin' originally meant removing the chock of a cart wheel.\u003cbr\u003e The ancient people's attitude toward death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In order for the cart to roll, the chock in front of the wheel must be removed.\u003cbr\u003e 'Balin' (發?) originally meant removing the chocks [?] of a cart wheel.\u003cbr\u003e However, the fact that this act came to be used as a term for funeral procedures is related to the ancient people's view of life and death.\u003cbr\u003e Our ancestors believed that the road to the afterlife after death was long and difficult.\u003cbr\u003e So, to ensure that the deceased does not lose their way and can follow the right path, they buried a wheel-shaped pottery in the grave.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePark Ji-won (朴趾源, 1737-1805), a Silhak scholar of Joseon, used the expression “a chariot pointing south in the underworld” in his book “A Map of the Way to Learn.”\u003cbr\u003e 'Jinamgeo' means 'a cart pointing in the right direction'.\u003cbr\u003e In ancient times, when the emperor was fighting Chiyou, the thick fog that Chiyou had created caused the soldiers to lose their direction and become confused. This legendary object is said to have been created by the emperor to guide his soldiers.\u003cbr\u003e It is said that since the Jin Dynasty, this carriage has been used as a tool to straighten the path of the emperor's procession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This idea was transferred to funeral rites, and 'Bal-in' became a word used to pray for a straight and peaceful path for the deceased as they depart for the afterlife after the funeral.\u003cbr\u003e It gives us a glimpse into the traditional idea that death is a separation for the living, but the beginning of another journey for the deceased. \u003cbr\u003eThe desire to guide those who set out on a journey to the right path is contained within it the symbolic philosophy of the ancient people's views on life and death, connecting life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe gate plaques of Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung Palaces, moved by the Japanese, are still intact…\u003cbr\u003e Things Missed During the Cultural Heritage Restoration Process\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In traditional architecture, 'inside' and 'outside' were not simply inside and outside, but were important concepts that revealed the subject and order.\u003cbr\u003e The king's residence or political space was designated as 'inner', and the surrounding area was naturally designated as 'outer'. In accordance with this order, the gate's signboard, the munak, was hung on the outside so that people entering from the outside could see it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Looking at the “Donggwoldo” (東闕圖) produced in 1827 (the 27th year of King Sunjo’s reign), we can see that the gate of Changdeokgung Palace’s Sukjangmun was originally hung on the east side so that people entering Injeongjeon could see it.\u003cbr\u003e However, the current signboard of the Sukjangmun Gate is hung on the west side. \u003cbr\u003eHow did the location of the gate change? “At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, when Emperor Sunjong lost his royal power and took refuge in Changdeokgung Palace, Huijeongdang became the inner palace.\u003cbr\u003e Around 1908, the Japanese government opened a new road to allow the royal carriage to easily enter from Donhwamun Gate to Huijeongdang through Jinseonmun Gate and Sukjeongmun Gate under the pretext of promoting the convenience of Emperor Sunjong.\u003cbr\u003e In this process, the Woldae in front of Donhwamun was demolished and Sukjangmun was made to function as the gate leading to Huijeongdang.\u003cbr\u003e It is presumed that at this time, the Japanese moved the plaque to the west of the gate in accordance with the direction of entry into Heejeongdang.” (pp. 202-204) During the restoration project of Changdeokgung Palace, the Sukjangmun Gate was restored with the plaque hanging in the same condition as during the reign of King Sunjong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The gate of Changgyeonggung Palace's Binyangmun Gate, which should have been hung on the east side, is currently hung on the west side.\u003cbr\u003e According to the 『Gunggwolji』, the center of the direction of this area, that is, the place designated as ‘inner’, was Haminjeong. \u003cbr\u003eThe name 'Binyang' (賓陽) is derived from the phrase 'Inbinchulil' (寅賓出日) in the Book of Documents, which symbolizes the direction of 'east' where the sun rises and the energy of life begins, suggesting that Binyangmun is the east gate.\u003cbr\u003e In light of the traditional internal and external order and symbolic system of defense, it is appropriate for the Binyangmun Gate to be hung in a location where people entering Haminjeong can see it, that is, on the Myeongjeongjeon side.\u003cbr\u003e This is not simply a problem with a single signboard, but a distortion that goes against the internal and external order and the concept of direction that traditional architecture possesses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe sun and the moon, the Big Dipper and the North Star…\u003cbr\u003e The sky descending into paintings, sculptures, and rituals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To the ancients, the sun, moon, and stars were not simply celestial bodies.\u003cbr\u003e This light of the sky, called Samgwang (Three Lights), was a symbol of the yin and yang of the universe, eternity, and the fate of mankind. \u003cbr\u003eIn particular, the North Star and the Big Dipper were considered stars that governed human lifespan and fortune, and the Seven Stars Board and Seven Stars Painting buried in tombs were devices to pray for the eternal rest of the deceased.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An interesting fact is that the Chilseong belief, which was originally unrelated to Buddhism, was introduced into temples during the Joseon Dynasty.\u003cbr\u003e As temples suffering from financial difficulties under Joseon's policy of suppressing Buddhism and promoting Confucianism accepted shamanism as a practical solution, the North Star and the Big Dipper were transformed into Buddhist iconography.\u003cbr\u003e In this way, the Buddha of the Light of the Earth and the Seven Buddhas became familiar objects of faith for the public to pray for longevity and good fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The stars were also connected to politics.\u003cbr\u003e In the Analects, Confucius compared the North Star to a ruler, saying, “If (the ruler) practices virtue, 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