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A Study on Buddhist Books Published Under the Leadership of Buddhist Monk Hyesun at Yongboksa Temple

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1인천대학교

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ABSTRACT

Yongboksa was a temple located in Sakryoung, Gyeonggi-do Province. More than 26 kinds of Buddhist books were published in the temple from 1628 to 1636. It is difficult to find such a prolific example. It was an effort to revive Buddhism after Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. But around 1643, publishing work at the Yongboksa temple mostly came to an end, and Yongboksa has become a ruined temple since then. This paper is a study of the hands-on workers of the publication process based on the “offering list.” Based on this research, I was able to establish the characteristics of the Buddhist books. The leader of the publication project at Yongboksa temple was the Buddhist monk Hyesun. He declared Sangjeong and Jimuk to be in charge of the most important work, and nominated several engravers and “skilled workers of woodblock” to continuously participate in the job. In case of sharing publications, he announced a person in charge so that the publication work could be efficiently finished in a short period of time. Some Buddhist books show characteristics of revisions and improvements. Because of the proofreading, we cannot overlook the accuracy of the content.

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