ENGLISH RECORD 71
Jeonggamnok Across Manuscripts
Classical Chinese, vernacular Korean and modern composite editions differ in content and ordering.Late Joseon to modern editionsKoreaVariant text · refuge geography
01 · WHAT IT IS
Overview
Jeonggamnok is a family of prophetic and geomantic writings rather than one stable book.
02 · ORIGINAL TEXT AND EARLIEST SOURCE
What can be traced?
03 · HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
The world behind the text
An original archival visualization of textual variation across Jeonggamnok manuscripts; the pictured pages are not authenticated originals.
SALGIL original illustration · record sources below ↗05 · DOCUMENT TIMELINE
When the record changed
- Earliest reviewable baselineEncyclopedia of Korean Culture · Jeonggamnok anchors the first layer used on this page.
- Interpretation expandsClassical manuscript · vernacular adaptation · modern compilation
- Claim meets outcomeCandidate names and Ten Victory Site lists change across periods and copies.
- SALGIL editorial reviewOriginal, interpretation and outcome are retained as separate records.
06 · EDITION AND WITNESS COMPARISON
How the evidence for Jeonggamnok Across Manuscripts changes
The date of a document and the date of an interpretation are recorded separately.| Witness or edition | Date | Editorial status | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · Jeonggamnok | Late Joseon onward | Baseline source | Classical Chinese, vernacular Korean and modern composite editions differ in content and ordering. |
| Scholarly or institutional interpretation | Later review | Context layer | Explains language, history and uncertainty without becoming the original text. |
| Viral quotation or modern event match | Recent circulation | Derivative layer | Most vulnerable to translation drift, omitted failures and hindsight; compare with Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · Jeonggamnok. |
07 · MAJOR CLAIMS
Representative claims and their limits
Central claim
A Jeong true man and protected regions accompany dynastic transition.
Original-first test
The claim is checked against Encyclopedia of Korean Culture · Jeonggamnok, not against a later summary.
Outcome test
Candidate names and Ten Victory Site lists change across periods and copies.
08 · WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED
Comparison with events
Candidate names and Ten Victory Site lists change across periods and copies.09 · DISPUTES AND COUNTERARGUMENTS
Where interpretation changes
The main dispute concerns the distance between Late Joseon onward and Classical manuscript · vernacular adaptation · modern compilation. Translation, selective quotation, changed definitions and hindsight can make a broad record appear more exact than it was. Competing readings are therefore preserved rather than silently merged.10 · EVIDENCE SCORE & PROVISIONAL CONCLUSION
Text family documented
Jeonggamnok is a family of prophetic and geomantic writings rather than one stable book. SALGIL's provisional score reflects source traceability and testability, not religious worth or cultural importance.11 · SOURCES AND REVIEW