Daebanggwangwongaksudarayouigyeong Gwonsang1ui1

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1514

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선 세조 11년(1465년)

Designated year

2007

Location

성남시, 경기도— 경기도 성남시 분당구 하오개로 323 (운중동, 한국학중앙연구원)

Coordinates

37.393030, 127.052183

Mahavaipulya purnabudha Sutra (The Complete Enlightenment Sutra) constitutes the basic curriculum for monastic education of Korean Buddhist monks. The Academy of Korean Studies keeps the first volume from book one of the 1465 edition printed in euryu type, on the basis of an earlier Korean version compiled by the Directorate of Buddhist Publications. It includes the original Chinese text with Korean endings. The sutra was printed in 1465 under the orders of King Sejo to commemorate the dedication of Wongaksa Temple in Seoul. It is called the euryu type edition because it was printed with the type cast in the zodiac year euryu, corresponding to 1465. The Confucian-oriented courtiers of Joseon opposed using the type because it was cast primarily for the purpose of printing Buddhist scriptures. It was melted in 1484 to be used in casting a new type, named gapjin type. This is one reason why few copies of the sutra remain today. The sutra is an important text for linguistic and bibliographic studies of the Joseon Dynasty.

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