A Collection of Buddhist Protocols including the Origins, Ceremonies and Procedures of Universal Dedication Rituals(Beopgye Seongbeom Suryuk Seunghoe Sujae Uigwe)

The original Buddhist Protocols including the Origins, Ceremonies and Procedures of Universal Dedication Rituals is a book written in 1270 by Jiban, a monk from the Southern Song Dynasty in China. Suryukjae(Water and Land Ceremony) is a Buddhist ritual that explains Dharma and provides food to comfort all souls and anglers wandering in water and land. This ceremony came from China was first held at Galyangsa Temple in Suwon in 970, which has been passed down as a national intangible cultural heritage in Samhwasa Temple, Jingwansa Temple, and the lower part of Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do. To explain the title of the book, ‘Beopgye Sungbeom’ means that the truth is only one because we are all equal. ‘Suryuk’ refers to all living things heavily sufferred from water and land. ‘Seunghoe’ represents a grand gathering to give dharma, and ‘Sujae’ is a memorial service to the Buddha in order to pray for peace.Its oldest woodblock print was published in 1470 by Empress Jeonghee (1418-1483) to pray for the repose of King Sejo, King Yejong, and King Deokjong. Also, It is well known that it was published several times until 1649. The Dong-A script was printed in 1559 with a scripted edition engraved by Gapsa Temple in Gyeryongsan Mountain, Gongju after the royal edition.The Dong-A script is a complete copy of one volume, which begins immediately without a preface and consists of a total of 43 articles. At the end, a congratulatory letter, a list of poets, a list of publishers, and a record of publication are written. The Protocols are quite valuable to grasp the research of Buddhist rituals and the publication of Buddhist books at the time.