What is Seokbosangjeol?
'''Seokbosangjeol''' (釋譜詳節) is the biography of [[Gautama Buddha]] written in [[Korean language|Korean]]. It was made by [[Sejo of Joseon]] when he was still a [[prince]]. Sejo of Joseon used [[Chinese language|Chinese]] books as [[source text]] for the book. It features books like [[Lotus Sutra]], [[Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra]], and [[Amitabha Sutra]].<ref name=WDL>{{cite web|last=Sejo, King of Korea (1417-1468)|title=Life History and Sermon of Buddha Abstracted from Buddhist Scriptures|url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/4163/|publisher=World Digital Library|accessdate=23 May 2013}}</ref> It was the first time that someone had translated Buddhist sutras into Korean language from Chinese language.<ref name=Kim>{{cite journal|last=Kim|first=Mu-bong|title=A Study for 20th Volume of 『Seokbosangjeol(釋譜詳節)』 ―Focusing on Bibliography and Language|journal=Journal of Buddhist Studies|date=March 2013|issue=34|url=http://ksbs.re.kr/english/?p=44|accessdate=23 May 2013|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305042344/http://ksbs.re.kr/english/?p=44|url-status=dead}}</ref> The book was made after Sejo of Joseon's mother died. People from around [[Korea]] were able to buy the book.<ref name=WDL/> It was published in 1447. It came in 24 [[volume]]s. Many of the volumes have been lost.<ref name=Kim/> The [[National Library of Korea]] owns a copy.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Soul of Korea: National Library of Korea|url=http://bukoxfwebapp2.buk.blackwell.co.uk/cgi-bin/patience.cgi?id=90442b3a-583a-42c0-b66e-8743f555bdc8|publisher=National Library of Korea|accessdate=23 May 2013}}{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The book is one of the first times that the ''[[hangul]]'' alphabet was ever printed in a book.<ref name=WDL/><ref name=HangMus>{{cite web|title=Seokbosangjeol title|url=http://www.hangeulmuseum.org/sub/eng_new/record/seokbo.jsp|work=Record Depository|publisher=Digital Hangeul Museum|accessdate=23 May 2013|archive-date=30 April