「백운화상초록불조직지심체요절」의 편찬, 간행, 유통에 관한 서지적 재고찰

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to reexamine the background of compilation and publication of Jikji by Baegun Gyeonghan (1298-1374) through the prefaces in the Jikji and the Analects of Seon Master Baegun. In addition, it is examined how the four existing editions of Jikji were distributed in Korea until modern times. In 1351, Baegun, who asked Seokok Cheonggong (1272-1352) of the Yuan Dynasty and returned to Korea the following year to devote himself to Seon practice. However, in 1370, with the order of King Gongmin, he presented six ways to the Seon practices and was in charge of supervisor at the examination for the selection of Seon masters, Gongbuseon. This is interpreted as the motive for the compilation of Jikji in 1372, and it is interpreted that Baegun intended to practice Seon for descendants. After his death, it was confirmed that Seokchan, a disciple of Baegun, tried to publish Jikji in woodblock with the Analects before publishing Jikji in metal type at Heungdeoksa Temple. However, the actual woodblock publication of Jikji and Analects was led by Beoplin, and the woodblocks were kept in Chiamsa Temple, the place of Baegun’s death. The printed editions of Jikji were also enshrined in the Buddhist statues, and in the case of woodblock prints, it was confirmed that they were printed and distributed in temples in the Jeolla Province until the 18th and 19th centuries.