Yenyeommitadoryangchambeop Gwon6∼10(2024)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2248

Category

Books & Records

Era

1474년(조선 성종 5) 판각, 후인

Designated year

2024

Location

거제시, 경상남도— 경상남도 거제시 신부로4길 40 (장승포동, 총명사)

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The 'Ritual Manual for Amitabha Buddha Assembly and Repentance' (禮念彌陀道場懺法), a ten-fascicle Buddhist ritual manual containing thirteen ceremonial procedures including 'Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels of the Western Direction,' 'Adornments of the Pure Land,' and 'Vow for Rebirth,' for seeking Pure Land rebirth while repenting through Amitabha Buddha devotion. Originally compiled by Wang Zicheng, variously abbreviated as 'Mituo Chan' or called 'Pure Land Text,' the Chongmyeong-sa copy features a later rebound cover with title 'Mituo Repentance Scripture' (彌陀懺經) and fascicle titles as 'Ritual Manual for Amitabha Buddha Assembly and Repentance.' The main text contains throughout-inscribed gugyeol reading marks, with particular attention to phonetic annotations in Korean at the end-of-fascicle phonetics section in Fascicle 10. Kim Su-on's (金守溫) postscript appears at the end of Fascicle 10. The inscription documents that in 1474 (King Seongjong 5), when Queen Gonghye (King Seongjong's consort) died, her mother-in-law sponsored the Printing Office to recreate manuscript base copies (板下本) of both 'Compassion Assembly Repentance Manual' and 'Ritual Manual for Amitabha Buddha Assembly' to honor the deceased and commemorate earlier-departed monarchs including King Sejong, Queen Soheon, and King Sejo and their virtues. Following the postscript appears the 'List of Donors' section, with the 1474 version differing in featuring supplementary carving of donor names in different calligraphy, confirming that the designated copy represents a woodblock created for printing use in 1474 by the Printing Office under royal sponsorship, with new donors subsequently obtaining the blocks and modifying the 'List of Donors' through additional woodblock carving before printing. The 'Ritual Manual for Amitabha Buddha' editions commence with the earliest from 1376 (Goryeo Uiwang 2), with Joseon's royal-sponsored creation beginning in 1474 (King Seongjong 5) at the Printing Office as the first, followed secondly by Haeinsa's 1503 edition (King Yeonsan 9). The designated Chongmyeong-sa copy represents not merely an earlier edition than the previously-designated Haeinsa version, but also exhibits superior printing and preservation condition, notably featuring the only extant title-page (제첨면) among identical copies. Through donor-list supplementary carving and title-page printing implementation, the designated work documents the Printing Office edition transmission and transformation patterns, serving as crucial material for understanding early Joseon Buddhist printing culture.