Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra), Volumes 4-7 (Eunpyeong-gu)

The Lotus Sutra is a Buddhist scripture emphasizing how all beings have the potential to become Buddhas. It greatly informed Korean Buddhist thought and was the basis for the Cheontae School of Korean Buddhism. In Korea, the most widely published and distributed version of the sutra was the classical Chinese translation made by Monk Kumarajiva (344-413) in 406.

This book kept at Simtaeksa Temple was printed in 1422 on the request of the civil official Seong Eok (1386-1448) to pray for the souls of his son-in-law Prince Scongnyeong (1405-1418) and the prince's mother Queen Wongyeong (1365-1420), who had recently died. Prince Seongnyeong was the fourth son of King Taejong (r. 1400-1418) of the loseon dynasty (1392-1910). The book is highly valued as it includes texts composed by representative civil officials and Buddhist monks of the early Joseon period, such as Byeon Gye-ryang (1369-1430) and Hamheo (1376-1433).

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08