Daebuljeongyeoraemirinsujeungyouijebosalmanhaengsuneungeomgyeong(eonhae) Gwon2, 5

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.761

Category

Books & Records

Era

조선시대

Designated year

1984

Location

관악구, 서울특별시— 서울특별시 관악구 관악로 1 (신림동, 서울대학교) 중앙도서관

Coordinates

37.459385, 126.952103

Daebuljeong suneungeomgyeong, or Neungeomgyeong (Suramagma Sutra) in short, is the basic text that monks study in the in the course of their discipline. The main idea of the sutra is to understand what Buddha says by practicing it. It consists of sutras translated from the original by Tang and Sung monks, and these are the 2nd and 5th books out of 10. They are woodblock-printed books, also called Eulhaejabon because these were made in Eulhae year, the 12th binary term of the sexagenarian cycle. Begun by Prince Suyangdaegun, later King Sejo, in the 31st year of the reign of King Sejong (1449) of the Joseon Dynasty, they were completed in the 7th year of King Sejo's reign (1461) with the help of prominent monks and Confucian scholars. Gangyeongdogam, the institute where Buddhist scriptures were translated into Korean and published, used this as an exemplary material and this is a particularly valuable example because it is one of few printed books remaining.

Location