Wooden printing blocks for Seonwonjejeonjp doseo (Preface to the Collected Commentaries on the Fundamental Seon)

The wood plate that is kept by Ssanggyesa temple at Hadong, and is the same resto red wood plate as the original one of Sinheungsa Temple in Jirisan or Songgwangsa temple in Suncheon. Since it was reprinted from Neunginam(am=hermitage) in Mt. Jirisan in the winter of 1603 and moved to Ssanggyesa Temple, the 22nd edition has been handed down in full. The book contains only the main points taken from Seonwonjejeonjeon of 100 books that Jongmil (nickname is Gyubong) of the Tang Dynasty wrote. The book consists of an introduction, a top volume, and a bottom volume. The contents contains the classification of the five types of meditation (the outside Way or path meditation, the meditation ordinary people, the meditation for Theravada, meditation for Mahayana, the meditation for Ganhwa), the purpose of writing, comparison of the Dhyana School with doctrinal school, and ways of harmony. Two sheets on each side of one wood plate edition (totally four sheets of one wood plate), or two sheets on both sides of one wood plate (the 25th and 26th of the bottom volume) are engraved, with the wood plate being in the form of a long rectangle. At present, 80 sheets and 22 editions (including 3 duplicated and supplementary editions) as a complete form remain.

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