Jabi doryang chambeop (Repentance Ritual of the Great Compassion), Revised Version, Volumes 6-10

Jabi doryang chambeop is said to bring blessings to those who practise it, and to guide the souls of the dead toward deliverance from suffering. Accordingly, the term came to refer to a Buddhist rite of repentance performed while reading scripture. During the Yuan dynasty its contents were collated and carefully revised, which is why it came to bear the title Sanggyo jeongbon (Detailed Collation of the Authoritative Text). Five Goryeo-period editions of the text are currently designated as treasures, and in the Joseon dynasty new editions continued to appear through re-carving and reprinting. This copy of Sanggyo jeongbon Jabi doryang chambeop was printed from woodblocks carved during the reign of King Seongjong of Joseon. Of the full ten volumes, it comprises Volumes 6 to 10 bound as a single book, and is an incomplete set. The authorship is given collectively as "compiled by the great masters of the Liang court," and a glossary of pronunciations and meanings appears at the end of each volume. At the end of Volume 10 is a colophon by Kim Su-on dated the eighth month of 1474, the fifth year of King Seongjong, followed by a list of donors including His Majesty the King and Queen Insu, née Han. This is followed by a printing note in eulhaeja movable type, added when the book was reprinted in 1488, the nineteenth year of King Seongjong. The note states that eight paintings, including the Wongakhoedo (Painting of the Assembly of Perfect Enlightenment) made in the reign of King Taejo, were repaired, and that fourteen copies of the Lotus Sutra, the Chamgyeong, and the Ksitigarbha Sutra were printed. This indicates that the present book is one of the fourteen copies of the Chamgyeong printed at that time. At the very end is a colophon reading "a day in the seventh month of the first year of Hongzhi (1488)." Although it is a later reprint, the clarity of the ink and other features closely preserve the characteristics of the original first edition. The treasure-designated Volumes 1–5 of the same text, held by the Hansol Paper Museum, also survive. This book is valuable for showing the printing practices of the late fifteenth-century reprint, and for allowing comparison between the original and later printings.

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Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물