『법화영험전』 판본의 서지적 특징 고찰

Abstract

Beophwa Yeongheomjeon(法華靈驗傳), written by Yowon(了圓) and published by Myohye(妙慧), is complied by quoting about 20 historical books, including the 10 volumes of Hongchan Beophwajeon(弘贊法華傳, written by Hyesang of Tang Dynasty), the 4 volumes of Beophwa Kyeonghyeoneungrok(法華經顯應錄, written by Jonghyo of Song Dynasty), and the 4 volumes of Haedong Beophwajeonhongrok(海 東法華傳弘錄, written by Jinjungkuksa of Baeklyeonsa of Goryeo Dynasty). Even the 26 yeongheom stories without references, and about 15 yeongheom stories related to Korea have been verified. In the book, 118 stories are composed of 17 sections consisting of 28 chapters in the Lotus Sutra. There are four editions of the Beophwa Yeongheomjeon that survived. They are the intermediate version of Munsusa in Gochang in Jeolla Province in 1534, Seokwangsa in Anbyun in Hamgyeong Province in 1544, the intermediate version of Kaeheungsa in Boseong in Jeolla Province in 1652, and the reprinted version of Suan Jungam, Hwanghae Province, which is estimated to be around 1564. The bibliographic differences between these active edits are not significant. This is due to the fact that the published version of the late Goryeo Dynasty is published in the book. However, it is confirmed that the Seokwangsabon and Joongambon are the reprinted version, and the Munsusabon and Kaeheungsabon are the intermediate version. The parts of ‘Pansim(版心)’ is usually the same, but detained analysis shows a slight differences between ‘黑口與否’, ‘版心題’, and ‘下魚尾內刻字’.