The Samguk Yusa (Legends and History of the Three Kingdoms), 5 fasc. T 2039.49.953-; written during the Koryo by the monk Iryon 一然 (1206-1289) . A collection of stories related to the transmission and development of Buddhism in Korea, especially focusing on the Three Kingdoms and Silla periods. This text is a fundamental work for the study of the history of Korean Buddhism. Translated into English in Ha (1972). [三国遗事 ]