Munsusaribosalchoesangseungmusaenggyegyeong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.738

Category

Books & Records

Era

고려 우왕 12년(1386)

Designated year

1982

Location

양산시, 경상남도— 경상남도 양산시 통도사로 108 (하북면, 통도사)

Coordinates

35.487956, 129.064387

The book of Munsusaribosal choesangseung musaenggyegyeong (The Sutra of the Preaching of Manjusri) includes the sutra preached by Sakyamuni under a linden tree. It is said that when the Indian Monk Zhi Kong, who was naturalized in China (Yuan), attended the Buddhist seminary of Geumgangsan Beopgi Bosal Doryang in Goryeo, Goryeo’s King Chungsuk asked him to preach, whereupon Zhi Kong introduced this book to preach. Printed on mulberry paper after being engraved on wood, the sutra consists of three volumes bound into one book measuring 26.1 cm by 19.2 cm. According to the publication record written by Yi Saek in 1386 (the 12th year of the reign of King U of the Goryeo Dynasty), Gang Geum-gang's 1353 edition was republished in Goryeo. At that time, Prince Yeangun U Hong-bu did not completely copy and engrave this book, so it was finished with the assistance of a donation from Seongamsa Temple in May 1386. As this book is the only one whose name does not figure in the lists of the many Tripitaka Sutra in Korea, China and Japan, it is considered a very valuable asset for research on Buddhist dogma.

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