Book III 24926th Day (Sinch’uk)
The moon approached Jupiter.The crown prince welcomed the royal carriage of the king in Changdan.^3727th Day (Imin)
When the king returned from his trip to Mt. Kyeryong, all the officials went
out to greet him at the field of Yongdun.
The king entered through Sungin Gate. Outside the palace gate they set
up a stage decorated with colorful silk and performed a ceremonial dance
to welcome the king. The educational officials (hakkwan) of the National
A c a d emy brought many students with them and sang songs [praising
the king].
The king ordered the palace guards (sugwi) to recite at the palace yard an
incantation called the “Prayer for Eliminating Disasters” (Sojaeju) in the
Sinjunggyŏng sutra.^38
3rd Month
1st Day (Pyŏngo)
The Privy Council held a banquet for the king at the temporary palace.Pak Pu, magistrate of Chukchu,^39 demolished Yagwang Monastery in his
district with the permission of the surveillance commissioner and repaired
government buildings with it. The Office of Buddhist Affairs made a
report on the matter, and the king intended to have Pu physically punished.
How ever, the king changed his mind and ordered that Pu simply pay a pen-
alty of five hundred bolts of fabric and then be reappointed to his orig-
inal post.
- A district in Kyŏnggi Province that is between Seoul and Kaesŏng.
- Also called Hwaŏm Sinjunggyŏng, it is presumed to be a text used either by shamans
or Daoist experts. - An old name of Chuksan in Kyŏnggi Province.