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A Bibliographical Study on Daebanggwangbul-Hwaeomgyeongso Published in the Joseon Dynasty

  • Journal of Studies in Bibliography
  • Abbr : JSB
  • 2018, (76), pp.135~158
  • DOI : 10.17258/jib.2018..76.135
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Bibliography
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 18, 2018
  • Accepted : December 15, 2018

OH YONG-SEOB 1

1인천대학교

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ABSTRACT

Daebanggwangbul-Hwaeomgyeongso consisting of 120 volumes organized by Jìng yuán (1011∼1088) is a annotation book about the Avatamska Sutra. He added a small supplement to annotation of Ch'eng kuan (738~839). A Goryeo Buddhist monk named Daegak Guksa Uicheon (1055∼1101) asked Jìng yuán for Daebanggwangbul-Hwaeomgyeongso during China's Sung Dynasty. Before long, he received about 2,900 wood blocks. However King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty bestowed these 2,900 wood blocks to Japan instead of the Tripitaka Koreana. Since then, Daebanggwangbul-Hwaeomgyeongso was published by Cheonggyesa Temple, Gwijinsa Temple, Yongboksa Temple and Songgwangsa Temple in Korea from 15th century to 17th century. Some of these printed copies published by several temples still remain present. Also most of the wood blocks engraved by Songgwangsa Temple exist at just the temple. In this paper, I have researched several books printed from the wood blocks at the above temples. Through this study, I was able to understand the whole process of engraving on wood blocks and each of their characteristics. Also wood blocks engraved by Yeonggaksa Temple and Unbusa Temple were not done independently but to make up for the shortage of wood blocks engraved by Songgwangsa Temple. And I have learned that Daebanggwangbul-Hwaeomgyeongso is a major Buddhist scripture of the Joseon Dynasty copied in the court style of the Korean script by several court ladies of the Korean Empire.

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