King Beop法王
1King Beop ascends the throne
法王,諱宣,惠王之長子。惠王薨,子宣,繼位。
King Beop (法王), whose name was Seon (宣), was the eldest son of King Hye. When King Hye died, his son Seon succeeded to the throne.
Interlinear notes 2
或云孝順。
Some call him Hyosun (孝順).
《隋書》以宣為昌王之子。
The Sui shu makes Seon a son of King Chang.
2The first year — the taking of life is forbidden
冬十二月,下令:禁殺生,收民家所養鷹鷂,放之,漁獵之具焚之。
In winter, the twelfth month, an order went down forbidding the taking of life. The hawks and the sparrowhawks kept in the houses of the people were gathered up and set free, and the gear for fishing and hunting was burned.
3The second year — Wangheungsa is founded
二年,春正月,創王興寺,度僧三十人。大旱,王幸漆岳寺,祈雨。夏五月,薨。上諡曰法。
In the second year, in spring, the first month, Wangheungsa was founded and thirty men were ordained as monks. There was a great drought, and the king went to Chiraksa and prayed for rain. In summer, the fifth month, he died. The posthumous title Beop (法) was offered up.