Sangjieunni Bulseolbougyeong Gwon2

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1100

Category

Books & Records

Era

14세기중기

Designated year

1991

Location

관악구, 서울특별시— 서울 관악구 남부순환로152길 53, 호림박물관 (신림동,호림박물관)

Coordinates

37.481072, 126.918352

Bougyeong is about the teachings of Buddha and the moral principles that bodhisattvas should follow. As the second volume of a 10-volume collection of the sutra, which was first translated by Dharmaruci of the Tang Dynasty, it is executed in silver-colored characters on brown-colored oak paper. The book, measuring 30.5 cm long and 11.2 cm wide, can be folded like a folding screen. The Chinese character “草 (cho)” is marked at the head and under the title of the book, indicating that each volume of the collection is given a number based on the Chinese characters’ order. This volume has a patch of moisture, suggesting that it has long been enshrined inside a Buddhist statue. This book -- along with the Transcription of Maha prajnaparamita Sutra (Perfection of Transcendental Wisdom) in Silver on Oak Paper, Volume 210 (Treasure No. 959-1) kept in Girimsa Temple -- seems to have been published around the mid-14th century, judging from the quality of paper and its calligraphic style.

Location