Xianshou's Numerical Dharma Categories

Xianshou's Numerical Dharma Categories (賢首諸乘法數) is a Gyeonggi-do-designated tangible cultural heritage dating to 1500, the fifth year of King Yeonsangun of Joseon. Xianshou's Numerical Dharma Categories is a kind of Buddhist dictionary that selects terms containing numbers from Buddhist scriptures and arranges them in numerical order so that they can be looked up easily. The book was originally compiled by the Tang-dynasty monk Xianshou, who expressed the Buddha's teachings through numbers so that they could be understood at a glance; as it grew increasingly rare in later times, the Ming-dynasty monk Xingshen reorganised it into a form suitable as a guide for those new to Buddhism. This woodblock-printed edition was published at Bongseosa Temple in Hapcheon and consists of eleven fascicles bound in one volume. Its preface and colophon clearly state the purpose and circumstances of its compilation and publication, making it a valuable resource not only as Buddhist cultural heritage but also from a bibliographical point of view.

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Where it is

Region

Namyangju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산