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A Bibliographical Investigation of Buddhist Gyojang literature in Korea

Nam kwon-heui 1

1경북대학교

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This study was carried out as a part of Gyojang research fulfilled by The research institute of Tripitaka Koreana in 2015. So in this study we tried to bibliographically investigate all the Gyojang remained in Korea, China and Japan. The quantity, the status and the bibliographic features of them were gathered and organized. As a result we could find out 40 volume of Gyojang were remained, and the bibliographic features as follows ; 1. In the times of engraving period, 16 volumes of books were engraved in Goryeo period and 14 volumes in Chosun Dynasty. The annotation books of Gyengseo which were Buddist Scripture was 6 volumes in both periods, and Nonseo commentary books of Buddist scripture was engraved in 6 in Goryeo and 5 in Chosun period. The annotation books of Yeolseo was 2 volumes in Goryeo. Besides cataloging books were remained 4 volumes in each periods, and the rest 1 volume was made in Chosun period. 2. The distribution of engraving and printing time, there were 1 volume in 11th century, the reengraving of the Tripitaka Koreana was 11 volumes, 4 volumes in Goryeo Dynasty, 2 volumes in 20th century and 2 volumes could not identify the publishing time. In Chosun period, the printing time distributions were 2 volumes in 15th century, 1 volumes in 16th century, 1 volume was estimated in 16th century, 6 volumes in 17th century. And 3 volumes in 18th, 1 volume in 19th, and 2 volumes in 20th century. The rest 3 volumes were unknown. 3. In the methods of publishing, 36 volumes were engraved in woodblocks, 3 volumes were transcripted and 1 volumes made by metal type called EulHaeJa. In Goryeo period, all the volumes of 20 were engraved in woodblocks and 11 volumes was the Tripitaka Koreana. In the destribution of Chosun period, 12 volumes was engraved ones, transcribed 3 volumes, 4 volumes of reengraving metal type and 1 volume of metal type.

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