SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), a cyber diplomacy mission, has officially unveiled an augmented reality (AR) filter designed to share the profound historical significance of Jikji with the world. This launch took place on September 4, recognized as Jikji Day. Jikji holds the distinction of being the [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – “Jikji,” the world’s oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, will be put on public display in France for the first time in half a century. The National Library of France will present “Jikji” as part of its exhibition on the history of printing technology, set to run [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — “Jikji,” the world’s oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, will be displayed for the first time in half a century at an exhibition in France. According to the homepage of the National Library of France on Thursday, “Jikji,” the abbreviated title of “Jikji Simche Yojeol,” will be [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean civic group Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) said Wednesday it had launched a website to promote “Jikji,” the world’s oldest existing metal-printed book, in the Italian language. The website provides an introduction to Jikji, South Korea’s cultural heritage, heroes of South Korea, Jikji in school curricula [...]
CHEONGJU, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — California’s legislature has introduced “Jikji Day,” which proclaims that “Jikji,” the world’s oldest existing metal-printed book. Under the resolution introduced by by Californian Assemblyman Steven Seokho Choi, which was passed on Monday (local time), the U.S. state of California plans to celebrate September 4 as “Jikji Day,” according to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Jikji, the world’s oldest book printed with movable metal type, has been published in Korean and English, the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, said Sunday. Jikji, written in Chinese characters by Buddhist monk Baegun Gyeonghan, is the abbreviated title of a Buddhist document whose full title, “Jikji [...]
CHEONGJU, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A website has opened to introduce “Jikji,” the world’s oldest existing metal-printed book, in multiple languages, a South Korean museum said Friday. The site provides detailed history and description of “Jikji” in 11 languages, including Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, French and Spanish, according to the Cheongju Early Printing Museum. [...]
CHEONGJU, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A website introducing “Jikji,” the world’s oldest existing metal-printed book, in multiple languages will go into operation later this year, a South Korean museum said Saturday. The book, written by Ven. Baegun about the Zen teachings of great Buddhist priests, was printed by his two disciples in 1377. In [...]
CHEONGJU, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean museum plans to open a website this year featuring versions of “Jikji,” the world’s oldest existing metal-printed book, in multiple languages, officials in the central city of Cheongju said Monday. The book, written by Ven. Baegun about the Zen teachings of great Buddhist priests, was printed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Two Korean college students have been instrumental in identifying historical inaccuracies regarding the world’s oldest extant movable metal print book, Jikji, on online websites, and having them corrected. Oh Yu-jin, a 20-year-old college freshmen studying Korean folklore at Andong National University, discovered that the Japanese website Window to World [...]