Bulseol jangsu myeoljoe hojedongjagyeong

The Bulseol jangsu myeoljoe hojedongjagyeong is a sutra recording teachings on eliminating all sin and attaining long life through the power of the Buddha or through spiritual practice. This is a woodblock print on mulberry paper in an accordion-fold format that opens out like a screen; when folded it measures 32 cm in height and 11.3 cm in width. Apart from missing portions of the first and second sheets, it is in largely complete condition. At the beginning of the text is an intricately drawn byeonsangdo, an illustration summarising the content of the sutra. At the end of the book is a record of the names of those involved in its publication and a note that it was reprinted in the fifth month of a mu-o year (in the sexagenary cycle), though the exact date cannot be confirmed. Judging from the carving of the characters, the quality of the paper and the state of the printing, it is presumed to have been published in 1378, the fourth year of King U of Goryeo. The finely drawn byeonsangdo is considered an important resource for the study of the history of woodblock printing.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Designation

Treasure · 보물