Cheonjimyeongyangsuryukjaeuichanyo Woodblocks

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2285

Category

Books & Records

Era

1515년(조선 중종 10)

Designated year

2025

Location

청도군, 경상북도— 경상북도 청도군 운문사길 264(운문면, 운문사)

Coordinates

35.661720, 128.960380Kakao address conversion

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The Comprehensive Compendium of Heaven-and-Earth-Named Water-Land Assembly Ritual Protocols comprises a Buddhist liturgical text compiled during the late Goryeo period by the Buddhist scholar Jukam, systematically organizing the ritual procedures conducted during water-land assemblies. This text, also designated by the alternative title 'Central Liturgy Document,' consists of 54 ritual liturgies. The designated woodblock plates were carved in 1515 under the direction of Awakened Meditation Master Gakseon at Unmunsa Temple, sponsored through donations from numerous donors, with block preparation executed by Cheoho and woodblock carving by Choi Ho. The woodblocks remain in Unmunsa's collection from their creation to the present. The blocks employ bilateral high-relief carving on front and back surfaces in elongated rectangular format. The left and right corner pieces are rectangular in form with tongue-and-groove joints concealed from side view. Most joints between posts and corner pieces are secured using wooden pegs, with occasional iron nail traces visible. The block title appears as both upper and lower cartouches reading 'Heaven-and-Earth-Named Water-Land Assembly Ritual Compendium,' with the center block cartouche employing the abbreviated title 'Central,' beneath which the block number appears. The final 65th block preserves the inscription 'Chengde Tenth Year, Yihai, Twelfth Month, Day: Gyeongsangdo, Clear Province, Tiger-crouching Mountain, Unmun Temple, Block Carving,' establishing both production date and location. Woodblock preservation remains generally good apart from minor crack damage on several blocks. Though various editions of the Comprehensive Compendium of Heaven-and-Earth-Named Water-Land Assembly Ritual Protocols survive, corresponding woodblocks either no longer exist or persist only as incomplete or fragmentary examples. The Unmunsa collection represents the earliest-dated surviving woodblock set and the only known complete block edition, establishing exceptional resource value. Furthermore, the corresponding printed impressions derived from these blocks remain extant as primary source documentation, meriting designation for scholarly research, preservation, and management.

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