Seonmunsamgayeomsongjip Gwon1

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1142

Category

Books & Records

Designated year

1992

Location

서대문구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 서대문구 충정로9길 10-10 (충정로2가, (재)현담문고)

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A famous monk of the Goryeo Dynasty, Hyesim (1178-1234) made 30 volumes of Seonmun nyeomsongjip (Collection of Zen School’s Enlightened Verses), a collection of Buddhist literatures and discourses. Among them, Guam, another Buddhist monk of the Goryeo Dynasty, selected and edited Buddhist sermons and discourses by Seoldu, Cheondong, and Hwano to compile this book in six volumes. Out of a total of six volumes, only one remains today. Printed on mulberry paper using woodblocks, this book measures 26.8 cm long and 17 cm wide. The cover seems to have been changed later on, and the names of the people who were involved in carving the woodblocks, including Jeongan, Sonchang, and Yulip, are printed on each page. Since no related document remains, the exact year of its publication is unknown. Note, however, that it is presumed to have been published at the same time as Volume 6 of Seonmun samga yeomsongjip (Book of Reciting Zen Buddhism), one of the Excavated Documents from the Clay Vairocana of Girimsa Temple, Gyeongju (Treasure No. 959). The documents from the Clay Vairocana of Girimsa Temple suggest that this book was printed again at Gangyeong Dogam (Directorate of Buddhist Publications) in 1464 (tenth year of the reign of King Sejo of the Joseon Dynasty), based on the edition published by Choe I in 1246 (33rd year of the reign of King Gojong of the Goryeo Dynasty).