744 t h e a n n a l s o f k i n g t’a e j o
12th Day (Kich’uk)
There was hail.The king pursued an escaped falcon in the northern suburbs of Kwangju.13th Day (Kyŏngin)
The king returned to the royal palace from Kwangju.^914th Day (Sinmyo)
The trees were covered with hoar frost.A dharma assembly was held at Chich’ŏn Monastery to prevent celestial
catastrophes.^10 The twelve nidānas (sibi inyŏn) assembly^11 was also held at
Changŭi Monastery by dispatching O Sach’ung, Great Lord of Yŏngsŏng.15th Day (Imjin)
Ice formed on the trees.The king inspected the city walls.16th Day (Kyesa)
Onshadō, king of Sannan of the Ryukyu Kingdom, arrived, leading fifteen
retainers under his command. Driven out by the king of Chūzan of the
Ryukyu Kingdom, he arrived in Chinyang and lived there. The government
provided him with clothes and provision every year. Feeling sorry that he
had lost his kingdom and wandered foreign lands, the king looked after him
by bestowing on him clothes, rice, and beans.Chŏng Tojŏn, chief pacification mobile inspector of the Northeast Region,
constructed a fortress in Kyŏngwŏn Prefecture.- Located in Kyŏnggi Province.
- It is not clear what the celestial catastrophes or changes are.
- Nidānas, literally “fetters,” or “preconditions” in a broad sense, signifies the causal
chain responsible for rebirth.