Borimsa Temple Four Guardian Kings Sang Votive Eonhaepanhwagwangyebulseo

Borimsa Temple stands on Gajisan Mountain in Jangheung County, Jeollanam-do, and was founded in 860 by the Silla monk Chejing. This collection of books is one of the votive objects that had been placed inside the bodies of the statues of the Four Guardian Kings at Borimsa Temple. It comprises a total of thirteen titles in seventeen volumes, combining eonhae editions—Buddhist scriptures rendered into the Korean vernacular script—with woodblock prints illustrating their content. The scriptures translated into Korean include the Lotus Sutra, which embodies Hwaeom (Flower Garland) thought; the Mongsanhwasang beobeo yangnok, an abridged compilation of the sermons of the Yuan-dynasty monk Mongsan; and the Bulseol daebo bumo eunjunggyeong, which stresses filial devotion to one's parents. According to the publication records, the volumes were produced in the tenth year of King Sejo (1464), the fifteenth year of King Seongjong (1484), the twelfth year of King Jungjong (1517) and the sixth year of King Seonjo (1573). Most of them predate the Japanese invasions of 1592–98, which makes them valuable material for the study of Middle Korean. The text also contains woodblock illustrations included to aid the reader's overall understanding, and these are highly valued for their significance in the history of art.

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Where it is

Region

Jangheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산