Jikji
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Jikji (Korean: 직지심체요절) is the abbreviated title of a Korean Buddhist document whose title translates as "Anthology of Great Buddhist Priests' Zen Teachings". Printed during the Goryeo Dynasty in 1377, it is the world's oldest extant book printed with movable metal type. UNESCO confirmed Jikji as the world's oldest book printed with movable metal type in September 2001 and inscribed it on the Memory of the World Register.
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Earlier and later events nearby
- 1231–1270Mongol invasions of Korea
- 1251Tripitaka Koreana
- 1274–1281Mongol invasions of Japan
- 1377JikjiThis page
- 1377Jikji
- 1392Founding of Joseon
- 1443Creation of Hangul (Hunminjeongeum)
Who ruled this land
States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.
- AD 675Tang dynasty
- AD 700–900Unified Silla
- AD 925–1240Goryeo
- 1260–1280Mongol Empire
- 1300–1360Yuan dynastyThis page
- 1380Goryeo
- 1400–1895Joseon
- 1900–1910Korean Empire
- 1912–1944Empire of Japan