Surangama Sutra vol. 9~10

This sutra, whose full title is rendered as the Surangama Sutra, is often referred to simply by that shorter name. Its central idea is not merely to understand the Buddha's words intellectually but to personally realise and internalise them so as to gain their power, and it is a scripture that monks are required to study during their training. It is a single book covering Volumes 9–10, from a set originally translated by Banjamilje of Tang China and annotated by Gyehwan of Song China, compiled in ten volumes bound as five books; this volume measures 33.4 cm in height and 20.8 cm in width. It was printed on mulberry paper (hanji) from woodblocks carved in 1401, the first year of King Taejong, when the king ordered the monk Sinchong to transcribe the sutra; it is the same edition as Volumes 1–10 of the Surangama Sutra (Treasure). It is notable that the royal court itself sponsored the publication of Buddhist scriptures during the anti-Buddhist policies of the early Joseon period, and this edition is especially valuable as an independent printing commissioned directly by King Taejong.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Treasure · 보물