Transcription of Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in Gold on Indigo Paper, Volume 6

The Lotus Sutra, sometimes shortened to 'Beophwagyeong', is the fundamental scripture of Korea's Cheontae (Tiantai) school, resting on the basic idea that the path to becoming a Buddha is open to everyone. Together with the Avatamsaka Sutra, it greatly influenced the establishment of Buddhist thought in Korea, and it is the most widely published Buddhist scripture ever to have circulated in the country. Transcription of the Lotus Sutra in Gold on Indigo Paper, Volume 6 is a copy of the sutra made with gold powder on dark blue paper, corresponding to Volume 6 of the seven volumes of the Lotus Sutra. It takes a form that can be unfolded like a folding screen, and when folded measures 34.8cm in height and 10.6cm in width. A colophon at the end of the book shows that it was made in the 14th year of King U of Goryeo (1388), sponsored by No Yu-rin. The cover patterns and calligraphy are not especially refined, so the overall quality falls somewhat short, but because the colophon at the end records the date of production, the exact date of making is known, which gives the work great value.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물