Borimsa Temple Four Guardian Kings Sang Votive Seonjongbulseo

Borimsa Temple is a temple on Gajisan Mountain in Jangheung County, South Jeolla Province, founded in 860 by the Silla monk Chejing. This book is one of the relics that had been kept inside the belly of the Four Heavenly Kings statues at Borimsa Temple. Among the notable relics found inside the Four Heavenly Kings statues at Borimsa Temple are jineon and ritual Buddhist texts, and texts of the Seon school. Books recording matters related to temple ceremonies — such as jineon, long Sanskrit verses read or chanted as they are without translation; yesujae, a memorial rite performed in advance during one's lifetime to accumulate merit and practice; and suryukjae, a Buddhist rite offering food to solitary spirits and hungry ghosts on water and land — number 90 editions in total, the largest category. A total of 69 titles in 88 volumes of texts related to the Seon school, which regards meditation as its central practice, were also found. Most of these concern the education carried out at temples, with texts relating to samis, young novice monks who have recently entered monastic life and are still unversed in the Buddhist teaching, forming the majority.

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Where it is

Region

Jangheung, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산