무구정광대다라니경의 간행시기에 관한 재검증 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to correct the errors in news reports which claimed that the Great Dharani Sutra of Immaculate and Pure Light(Mugu jeonggwang dae darani-gyeong) was produced in the Goryeo Period. This argument began with the mistakes in recently deciphering the pieces of document found inside the Seokgatap, which recorded its restoration at the Pulguk Temple. What this research discusses are as follows: First, it is pointed that news reports which claimed the publication date of the Great Dharani Sutra of Immaculate and Pure Light(Mugu jeonggwang dae darani-gyeong) as the Goryeo Period were wrong. Second, problems in deciphering the document of Seokgatap's restoration and assuming the actual date of building Seokgatap are discussed. Third, the complete report on the relics discovered at Seokgatap, submitted by the National Museum of Korea, is analyzed. Fourth, the inscriptions found inside the sari-ra case discovered in the three-storied stupa of Kuhwangri in Kyungju and the writings at the end title of the Great Dharani Sutra of Immaculate and Pure Light(Mugu jeonggwang dae darani-gyeong) are compared and analyzed.The results corroborate that the Great Dharani Sutra(Mugu jeonggwang dae darani-gyeong) was published in 706, when this Great Dharani Sutra was dedicated inside the sari-ra case.