Vajracchedika prajnaparamita Sutra (The Diamond Sutra) (1991)

The Vajracchedika prajnaparamita Sutra (The Diamond Sutra), often abbreviated simply as the "Diamond Sutra", is centred on the doctrine of emptiness (sunyata): because no phenomenon has a fixed, independent nature, one should not become attached to it. In Korea it is the fundamental scripture of the Jogye Order and, after the Heart Sutra, the most widely read of all Buddhist texts. This book brings together five commentaries on the Diamond Sutra by Fu Dashi of the Liang dynasty, Huineng of the Tang dynasty, and Zongjing and Chuanlao of the Song dynasty, and is accordingly known as the "Five Commentaries on the Diamond Sutra" (Geumganggyeong ohaehae). It was written out by the monk Seonggeo and published with donations from Haehye and Jogu in 1415, the fifth year of King Taejong's reign. It was carved onto woodblocks and printed on mulberry paper; the upper and lower volumes are bound together as a single book, though the first leaf of the upper volume and several leaves at the end are missing. It measures 26.5 cm in height and 16.5 cm in width. Surviving copies of the "Five Commentaries on the Diamond Sutra" generally include an exegesis called Seolui, in which the eminent early Joseon monk Gihwa explained its key points. This copy, however, contains no Seolui — only a shorter commentary called Gyeorui at the end of the book — suggesting that Gihwa's Seolui was composed at a later date.

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Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물