Mirŭk hasaenggyŏng, [Early Chosŏn i.e. 14th century]. and 彌勒下生經, [Early Chosŏn i.e. 14th century].

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Description

Title

Mirŭk hasaenggyŏng, [Early Chosŏn i.e. 14th century].
彌勒下生經, [Early Chosŏn i.e. 14th century].

Alternative Title

Mirŭk hasaenggyŏng
Mireuk hasaenggyeong
미륵하생경

Abstract

Manuscript, in an unidentified hand

감지에은니로쓴사경

Description

The Scripture for Maitreya's Birth on Earth. This is a transcription of the two Maitreya sutras, The Scripture for Maitreya's Life in Tusita Heaven and The Scripture for Maitreya's Birth on Earth, written with silver on indigo-blue paper. Forty percent of The Scripture for Maitreya's Life in Tusita Heaven is missing, and that must be the reason why the book is entitled just as Mirŭk hasaenggyŏng, or The Scripture for Maitreya's Birth on Earth on the cover. The paper is not dyed evenly for some parts are lighter or deeper in color. There are a lot of mistakes made in the transcription, many characters are erased and re-written. There is no information as to when the transcription was completed, but it is presumed to be toward the end of Koryŏ Period in the 14th century.
Yale Association of Japan Collection original call number: Db1.
In Korean (Hanmun).
Size: 31.8 x 11 cm.

Extent

52 32 cm. p. (double leaves);

Language

Korean

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: YAJ K7a.1

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Korean manuscripts
Yale Association of Japan Collection
Subjects: Korean manuscripts
Yale Association of Japan Collection

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Citation: Mirŭk hasaenggyŏng. Yale Association of Japan Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Catalog Record: 10099495
Object ID (OID): 2007590

Mirŭk hasaenggyŏng, [Early Chosŏn i.e. 14th century].彌勒下生經, [Early Chosŏn i.e. 14th century].