Illuminated Sutra Yeongheom

This Sagyeong Yeongheom is a movable-type edition published in 1686, the second year of King Sukjong. At the end of the Beophwagyeong Jiheomgi (Record of Miraculous Accounts of the Lotus Sutra) it is recorded that the work was published in the fourth month of the byeongin year, the 25th year of the Kangxi era, at Jinggwangsa Temple on Geumhwasan Mountain in Nakan-gun, Jeolla-do; and at the end of the Yeokjo Hwaeomgyeong Jiheomgi (Record of Miraculous Accounts of the Avatamsaka Sutra through Successive Reigns) is a colophon by the monk Seongchong, styled Baegam. The work is also known as the Sagyeong Jiheomgi, or the Geumganggyeong Gwanseeum Beophwa Hwaeom Deung Jiheomgi, and is commonly abbreviated as Jiheomgi. It was compiled to record the miraculous experiences of eminent men of successive generations who upheld and recited the Diamond Sutra, the Avalokitesvara Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, the Avatamsaka Sutra and other scriptures, with the aim of teaching and encouraging people to take refuge in Buddhism through these accounts. The publication colophon and the postscript read as follows. Publication colophon: 'Published in the fourth month of the byeongin year, the 25th year of the Kangxi era, at Jinggwangsa Temple on Geumhwasan Mountain, Nakan-gun, Jeolla-do.' Postscript: 'Respectfully written by the monk Seongchong, styled Baegam, on the Dano festival day of the byeongin year.' The Sagyeong Yeongheom is a compilation of accounts of miracles that occurred to eminent men of successive generations upon reading the Diamond Sutra, the Lotus Sutra and the Avatamsaka Sutra. This edition is a movable-type print published in 1686, the second year of King Sukjong. At the end of the Beophwagyeong Jiheomgi it is recorded that the work was published in the fourth month of the byeongin year, the 25th year of the Kangxi era, at Jinggwangsa Temple on Geumhwasan Mountain, Nakan-gun, Jeolla-do, and at the end of the Yeokjo Hwaeomgyeong Jiheomgi is a colophon by the monk Seongchong, styled Baegam. As a compilation of miracle accounts associated with reading the Diamond Sutra, the Lotus Sutra and the Avatamsaka Sutra, this book is valuable material for understanding the Buddhist culture of the late Joseon period, and is especially important for the study of social and intellectual history.

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Danyang, Chungbuk

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산