Daebuljeongyeoraemirinsujeungyouijebosalmanhaengsuneungeomgyeong(eonhae) Gwon1

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.760

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선시대

Designated year

1984

Location

중구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 중구

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Daebuljeong suneungeomgyeong, or Neungeomgyeong (Suramagma Sutra), is the basic sutra that Korean monks learn in the course of their discipline. The main idea of the sutra is to understand what Buddha says by practicing it. It is a translation of an original made by monks of Tang and Sung of China, and it is the first out of 10 books. It is a woodblock-printed book, measuring 37.5cm in length by 23.8cm in width. It is also called Eulhaejabon because it was made in Eulhae year, the 12th binary term of the sexagenarian cycle. Begun in the 31st year of the reign of King Sejong (1449) of the Joseon Dynasty by Prince Suyang, later King Sejo, it was completed in the 7th year of King Sejo's reign (1461) with the help of prominent monks and Confucian scholars. Gangyeongdogam, the court office where Buddhist scriptures were translated into Korean and published, used this sutra as exemplary material and this is a particularly valuable example because it is one of few printed books remaining.