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A Study on the Seonrimbohun Published by Joseon Dynasty

  • Journal of Studies in Bibliography
  • Abbr : JSB
  • 2018, (73), pp.63~82
  • DOI : 10.17258/jib.2018..73.63
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Bibliography
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : February 17, 2018
  • Accepted : March 11, 2018

Park, Moon-Year 1

1청주대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study analyzes on the Seonrimbohun published in Joseon Dynasty. The major findings are as follows: (1) Seonrimbohun is a book of lessons used in Zen Buddhism. This collection compiles the sayings and teachings of ancient monks of high virtue, who set the examples for the inner cultivation and training of scholars who practice the way of zen. Seonrimbohun is comprised of two volumes. The first volume compiles the 142 sayings of 17 monks, and the second volume has 136 sayings from 17 monks, with a total of 278 sayings from 34 monks. The monks featured in the two volumes are members of the following Orders: Unmun Order, Jodong Order, and Imje Order, and the majority of the featured monks are from the Yanggi and Hangnyong branches. (2) Each saying in Seonrimbohun is followed by a reference to its source. The sayings come from a wide range of sources, most of which are referred to by their abbreviated titles. When a consecutive series of sayings are cited from the same source, the book takes one of two approaches: it indicates the source at the end of each saying, or include the reference only at the end of the last saying, omitting the references from the other sayings. (3) Four editions of Seonrimbohun were created in Korea: The edtion of Cheongnyongsa was published in the Goryeo Era ; and the editon of Daegwangsa, Pyohunsa, and the home edition of Leesunjae were published in the Joseon Era. The edition of Daegwangsa was published by carvers Jang Sumyeong, Dosin, and Gyesim at the Daegwang Temple on the Mohusan in Suncheon in the 20th year of King Jungjong’s reign(1525), under the sponsorship of the temple’s monks and believers. The edition of Pyohunsa was carved and published by the Buddhist monk, Jiheui, at the Pyohun Temple on the Geumgangsan in the 37th year of King Jungjong’s reign (1542), under the sponsorship of the temple’s clerics and believers. The home edition of Leesunjae was published by carvers Gyeongung, Gyeongeom, Suyeon, and Hyeyeon at the house of Lee Sunjae in Galji-ri, Seomyeon, Hwangju, Hwanghae-do in the 10th year of King Myeongjong’s reign (1555), under the sponsorship of Lee’s wife, Lady Heo. (4) Judging from their bibliographical characteristics, the three editions of Seonrimbohun published in the Joseon Era—Daegwangsa, Pyohunsa, and Leesunjae—seems to have been carved and published based on the edition of Cheongnyongsa from the Gorye Dynasty. Cheongnyongsa, as the first edition of the book published in Korea, faithfully reproduced its original edition published in the Yuan Dynasty. However, the three editions published in the Joseon Era were adapted and edited to suit the circumstances in the Korean Peninsula, and thus exhibit unique characteristics that separate them as Korean editions of Seonrimbohun.

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