The inscriptions(hwagi, 畵記) of Buddhist paintings contain a variety of important information about the paintings. This article focuses particularly on the appended subject(hwaje, 畵題) and names of Buddhist paintings. The names of Buddhist paintings that appear in the hwa-gi are largely divided into three types: First, there are thematic names that include the names of praying Buddhist statues or indicate the key scenes of paintings, such as “yeongsanhoe(靈山會),” “mitahoe(彌陀會),” “jijang(地藏),” “sinjung(神衆),” “chilseong(七星),” and “gamro(甘露).” Second, Buddha and bodhisattva paintings were named “hubultaeng(後佛幀)” stressing that the paintings were to be hung on the walls behind the statutes. Lastly, the names like “sangdantaeng(上壇幀),” “jungdantaeng(中壇幀),” and “hadantaeng(下壇幀)” emphasize the hierarchy of Buddhist rituals. Sometimes, names combining the second and third types were used. Characteristically, these names are strongly connotative and symbolic of their paintings. (이하 생략)

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