Seonjong yeonggajip (Essence of Zen Buddhism), Korean Translation, Volume 2

Seonjong yeonggajip is a compilation in which Hyeon-gak, a Seon master of Yeongga in Tang China, set down what is needed to practise Seon (Zen) meditation; Haengjeong of Song China added commentary, and Jeongwon revised it and arranged it by topic. King Sejo added Korean grammatical glosses to the text, and Sinmi and others translated it into Hangul; it was carved onto woodblocks at the Ganggyeongdogam (the Directorate for the Publication of Buddhist Scriptures, an office set up to translate and print Buddhist scriptures in Hangul) in the tenth year of King Sejo's reign (1464), and this copy was printed in the first year of King Yeonsan's reign (1495). It is a woodblock-printed book on mulberry paper, measuring 32.8 cm in height and 21 cm in width. It was one of the scriptures printed on a large scale at Wongaksa Temple by Queen Dowager Jeonghyeon, King Seongjong's second queen, to pray for the repose of King Seongjong's soul; at the end of the book is a colophon written by the eminent monk Hakjo and printed using wooden movable type. This type, made so that the same colophon text could be attached to every scripture published for King Seongjong's repose, is called Injeongja and was very finely made. This is the same edition as the treasure-designated Volume 2 of the Seonjong yeonggajip; the printing is precise and the paper of good quality, giving the book a distinguished air.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물