Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra), Volume 2

The Saddharmapundarika Sutra, also known in short as the Lotus Sutra, holds as its central idea that the path to becoming a Buddha is open to everyone. As the fundamental scripture of the Cheontae school, it exerted, together with the Avatamsaka Sutra, a major influence on the establishment of Korean Buddhist thought. This is a woodblock print on mulberry paper (hanji), made in a form that unfolds like a folding screen; when folded, it measures 33 cm in height and 10.9 cm in width. As there is no record of publication, its exact date cannot be confirmed, but since its calligraphic style matches that of Volumes 9–10 of the Surangama Sutra (Treasure), it is thought to have been printed in the early Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Treasure · 보물