Songgwangsa Temple: Sutra Identification Tags - Avatamsaka Sutra - Fascicle 4
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Songgwangsa Temple: Sutra Identification Tags - Avatamsaka Sutra - Fascicle 1
Songgwangsa Temple: Sutra Identification Tags
SOUTH KOREA, South Jeolla, Suncheon; Goryeo dynasty
These tags were used to identify and classify the titles of the Buddhist texts stored in wooden sutra cases. They are two of 43 unique tags kept in Songgwangsa Temple and were listed as Treasure No. 175 in 1962.
Each tag is inscribed with the sutra title and its classification; for example, “First Fascicle of the Avatamsaka Sutra” or “Ten Fascicles of the Exegesis on the Collection of the Mahayana Abhidharma.” The top and bottom of the tags are carved with decorative patterns and lotuses, and the backs have carvings of Bodhisattvas, Arhats, and Dharma protectors. The tags are bordered with string beads, whorls, and cranes. Chinese character below the images indicate the classification of the Buddhist text.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 304.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youji and Pokorski, Stefanie and Mankuang and Fan, Wen,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
pages = 304,
title = {{Songgwangsa Temple: Sutra Identification Tags}},
volume = 18,
year = {2016}}