This study evaluates the historical value of the Goryeo edition of Bulseol-Daebo- Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong which has been possessed at Kwangje Temple, as a cultural asset book. Also a textual study for the original version of Bulseol- Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gy...
This study evaluates the historical value of the Goryeo edition of Bulseol-Daebo- Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong which has been possessed at Kwangje Temple, as a cultural asset book. Also a textual study for the original version of Bulseol- Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong was conducted.Results of this study are as follows: (1) As the editions of Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong produced in the Goryeo Period, there are Bulseol-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong published in 1300(the 26th year of King Chungnyeol's reign) and held at Kirim Temple, Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung- Gyeong published in 1378(the 4th year of King Woo's reign) and held at Kirim Temple and Lium Museum, and Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong held at Kwangje Temple, (2) Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong of wood-block printed book at Kwangje Temple, even with a couple of missing volumes, is assumed to have been published at or before 1378 AD, because its style of printing, engravings and illustrations are very similar to Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong at Kirim Temple. (3) When the text of Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong of the Goryeo Dynasty was compared with Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong at Kwangje Temple, there are more than 300 differences in the words and phrases.(4) It is judged that Bulseol-Daebo-Bumo-Eunjung-Gyeong at Kwangje Temple is as valuable as an important cultural asset at the level of treasures.