Daehyebogakseonsaseo(2025)

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2290

Category

Books & Records

Era

1418년(조선 세종 즉위년) 추정, 후인

Designated year

2025

Location

동구, 울산광역시— 울산광역시 동구 등대로 80-42(일산동, 등용사)

Coordinates

35.487053, 129.436099Kakao address conversion

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The Work of Great Wisdom Baojue Meditation Master, alternatively referenced as Great Wisdom Epistolary Collection, Great Wisdom Correspondence, or Epistolary Collection, comprises a transmitted Buddhist text compiled by Baojue Meditation Master Dajue, the eleventh-generation dharma successor within the Rinzai lineage of Song dynasty Chan Buddhism. Transmission to Korea occurred during the late Goryeo period, with the earliest known impression produced in 1387 under the direction of Buddhist monks Jiddam and colleagues. The work received sustained publication throughout the Joseon period, and from the mid-Joseon onwards became adopted as a required course in Buddhist monastic educational institutions designated 'Four-Collection Course,' remaining an essential Buddhist monastic text through the present era. The Deungnyongsa Temple's copy represents an impression produced from woodblocks engraved in 1418 under the direction of Buddhist monk Sinyin. The Work of Great Wisdom Baojue Meditation Master is classified into six distinct editions according to character-count standards, with the present work belonging to the 11-line, 20-character classification. This edition represents exceptionally rare material, with only approximately three known institutional copies confirmed, while the present copy demonstrates superior completeness and value as a quality exemplar. The Deungnyongsa copy includes a postface by Buddhist monk Seongmin documenting his administrative direction of the woodblock carving project and Seongmin's calligraphic participation, records not confirmed in official governmental documentation such as Taejong Sillok or Sejong Sillok or in Seongmin's personal literary collection. This material provides important documented evidence of contemporary Joseon Buddhist institutional realities and contemporary trajectories, constituting significant archival material value.

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