Avatamsaka Sutra (The Flower Garland Sutra), Zhou Version, Volume 6

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.203

Category

Books & Records

Era

고려시대

Designated year

1981

Location

중구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 중구

Coordinates

37.563808, 126.997555

Daebanggwangbul Avatamsaka Sutra is also called by its shortened name the Avatamsaka Sutra. Along with the Lotus Sutra, this principal scripture of the Avatamsaka Sutra is one of the books that have the greatest influence in the establishment of Korean Buddhist philosophy. This is Book No. 6 among the 80 books of the original edition of the Avatamsaka Sutra translated by Sikṣānanda of the Tang Dynasty of China. It was printed by a woman named Jeon Sun-mi who lived in Damyang, Jeollanam-do, with a prayer for her mother's easy passage into eternity. The book is produced by woodblock printing on mulberry papers joined together in a row and designed to be stored in the form of a scroll. The scroll is 649.2cm long and 30.8cm wide. Because the book does not contain the account of publication, the exact date of its publication is unknown. However, it has the same style of calligraphy and engraving as the edition kept at Haeinsa Temple. Therefore, it seems that this is printed around the 12th century by reproducing the woodblocks after the original edition of the Avatamsaka Sutra kept at Haeinsa Temple

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