Elements According to the Abhidharma Path), the First Tripitaka Koreana Edition, Volume 2

This Buddhist scripture is one of the Six Feet Treatises (Yukjokron), the representative treatises setting out the thought of the Sarvastivada school, a branch that split off from the Sthaviravada before the rise of Mahayana Buddhism. It was written by the Venerable Vasumitra, who was thoroughly versed in the Sarvastivada treatises, and translated into Chinese by the Tang-dynasty monk Xuanzang. Comparing this printed edition with the Goryeo Tripitaka woodblocks kept at Haeinsa Temple, the layout is identical. However, in the Chojo (first) edition the title is given at the head of the block, and the page number is marked with the character meaning "length", whereas in the Haeinsa edition the title appears at the end of the block and the page number is marked with a different character meaning "sheet". In addition, the Haeinsa edition includes a publication record at the end of the volume, which is absent from the Chojo edition. There are also characters in the Chojo edition that are missing a stroke, which have been corrected in the Haeinsa edition. This printed edition is one of the blocks of the Chojo Tripitaka, which was carved during the reign of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo in the hope that the power of the Buddha would help overcome the Khitan invasions. It is extremely well preserved and printed, and is highly valued as important material for the study of bibliography and the history of Buddhism.

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