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Text for the exposition of the Flower Garland Sutra at Heungboksa in Seogyeong, with the offering-feast to the World-Honored One西京興福寺。本國世尊齋兼講華嚴文。

Dongguk Isangguk Jip (Collected Works of Minister Yi of the Eastern Country) 東國李相國集 · Yi Gyubo · Compiled 1241 (Goryeo, 28th year of King Gojong); revised and enlarged 1251 · 1 passages · 100 Chinese characters · reading time 0.9 min

Dongguk Isangguk Jip (Collected Works of Minister Yi of the Eastern Country) Former Collection, Book 39 The collected writings of Yi Gyubo of Goryeo, gathered and cut in woodblock by his son Yi Ham in 1241 and revised and enlarged by his grandson Yi Ikbae in 1251. It holds poems and rhapsodies, memorials and reports sent up to the king, records written for temples and pagodas, stele and tomb inscriptions, letters and prefaces, and the state letters that passed to and from the Mongols during the invasions. The Lay of King Dongmyeong, which sings the founder of Goguryeo, stands in volume 3 of the first collection, and the daily life of a man who called himself the White Cloud Layman — with his wine, his zither and his verse — fills the later collection. The book closes with the last poem he wrote as his eyes failed and he laid down the brush, and with the dirge and tomb inscription others made for him after his death.

法身淸淨。莊嚴日月之光。聖敎圓融。包括塵沙之界。自先王而崇奉。延景祚之錦洪。肆予寡人。式是成訓。當首冬之令序。遣膚使於陪京。祗仰慈庥。嚴六時之熏範。仍開講席。演九會之極談。庶諒純誠。遄加妙援。措邦基於鞏固。無疆惟休。亘民宇以安寧。有截其所。

The Dharma body is pure and clean, adorning the light of sun and moon; the holy teaching pervades all and enfolds worlds as many as motes of dust and grains of sand.

From the time of the former kings it has been served and honored, broadly and greatly increasing our great blessing. So I, the ruler, take as my model the teaching already accomplished, and at the good season of early winter send an envoy to Seogyeong. Reverently looking up for the help of compassion, we keep strictly the rite of burning incense at the six hours, and then open the lecture seat to set forth the utmost words of the nine assemblies.

Look upon our pure sincerity and swiftly add your marvelous help. Set the state's foundation firm, so that it is fair without end; and let the people be at peace wherever they dwell, so that their places are in good order.