Buljo samgyeong (The Three Sutras) (1981-1)

The Buljo samgyeong (Three Sutras of the Buddha and Patriarchs) is one of the early Buddhist scriptures transmitted from India to China, translated into Chinese by Kasyapa Matanga and Dharmaratna of the Later Han dynasty; it sets out the essential teachings of Buddhism in forty-two chapters. It is a woodblock print on mulberry paper (hanji) measuring 24.5 cm in height and 16.6 cm in width. This volume also contains the Bulyugyogyeong, translated by Kumarajiva of India, and the Wisan gyeongchaek, written by Lingyou of the Tang dynasty; together with the Sutra in Forty-Two Sections, these three texts make up the Three Sutras of the Buddha and Patriarchs. A colophon at the end of the book records that it was published at Wonamsa Temple in Jeonju in 1361, the tenth year of King Gongmin of Goryeo, and the calligraphic style and print quality show that it was re-carved from the original text written by Kasyapa Matanga and Dharmaratna before being printed. Several re-carved editions of the original Sutra in Forty-Two Sections survive, and this is the oldest and finest among them.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물