Dalmadaesagwansimron

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2166

Category

Books & Records

Era

1335년(충숙왕 복위 4) 판각

Designated year

2022

Location

사천시, 경상남도— 경상남도 사천시 백천길 326-2 (백천동, 백천사)

Coordinates

34.997097, 128.091928Kakao address conversion

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Dalma Daesa Gwansim Ron represents a Buddhist scripture systematically organizing the heart-mind teachings attributed to Bodhidharma, the traditional patriarch of Chinese Zen Buddhism (died 528), though the work's authorship remains unattributed. The designated specimen represents a printing produced from woodblocks originally carved in 1335 at Gyeongju Administrative District headquarters during Goryeo's Chungsuk king's reign. This constitutes a subsequent printing example from the original carved blocks. Among all identified contemporary surviving materials of this identical edition, this represents the chronologically earliest surviving version. Publication information appears recorded in colophonic inscriptions documenting the woodblock carving date, participating craftspeople names, and responsible Gyeongju officials, thereby establishing precise printing circumstances and historical significance. The volume demonstrates characteristic features typical of Goryeo woodblock printing, including structural missing stroke marks and name-avoidance conventions reflecting Goryeo political conventions. Additionally, evidence appears of woodblock restoration and wood-patching indicating multi-generational usage across extended temporal periods. This documentary evidence provides invaluable materials for understanding woodblock printing culture from late Goryeo through early Joseon periods. These Dalma Daesa Gwansim Ron woodblock editions have not been previously designated as national cultural treasures in official records, establishing this specimen as singularly important for understanding Buddhist textual transmission and woodblock printing practices throughout medieval Korea.

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