Goryeo Buddhist Council

Timeline

1. 1226Suseon-sa, Kaesong · KaesongNational Preceptor Chingak Hyech'ŏn, heir to the lineage of P'uljo Chiŏl and second-generation National Preceptor of Suseon-sa, gathered his disciples and Seon scholars at a meeting of Suseon-sa in Kaesong to plan a comprehensive collection of Seon gongan (public cases) to standardize doctrine and unify Seon learning, providing the Buddhist intelligentsia under the military regime with institutional intellectual resources.
2. 1226Kaesong · KaesongThe assembled monks, following the Seon transmission lineage, selected 1,125 gongan (public cases) from Śākyamuni to Northern Song Seon masters, together with later commentaries and verse-appreciations; after review and classification at the council, a 30-fascicle manuscript was produced. The work followed the format of the Piyan lu and Tsungmen tungyao chi and became the largest gongan compilation in Goryeo Seon literature.
3. 1226Kaesong · KaesongThe Seonmun nonjong chip was first printed in 1226 and was soon designated required reading for basic Seon study and monastic examinations, influencing Seon education in Goryeo and Joseon for centuries. The original woodblocks were lost in a fire during the flight to Kanghwa Island amid the Mongol invasions, and an expanded edition was reprinted by Mongnyu in 1243.