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This dissertation introduces an important aspect of the Buddhism propagation by paperwork. The main part of the dissertation reviews the Korean Buddhism publications of the years of 1960 and 1970. The variety in the Buddhism publication featured the years of 1960. And the popularization of the Buddhism publication featured the years of 1970. This dissertation also researches several subjects in the current status and problems of the Korean Buddhism publication. Throughout the research study, it is discovered that there are some positive aspects as well as problems in the current Korean Buddhism publication business. Immediate task is to overcome the discovered problems in the Buddhism publication business. The following implementations are possible. First, it is to foster the circumstances that all Buddhists would read the Buddhism books readily in daily life. Second, the Buddhism book publishers should focus on a newly planned publication in these days. Third, it is the country-wide Buddhists' interest and support that would help the distribution and supply the Buddhism books. Success or failure of the Buddhism publication depends on both the enhancement and the maintenance of the right dharma. It is required to set up the country-wide Buddhists' support schemes that would enhance the Buddhism publication. One of the schemes would be to run a bookstore that sells Buddhism books around a sizeable temple. For enhancing the Buddhism publication, the most important work is to converge an old concept of Buddhist practice. According to an old tradition, Gankung- to read and study the Buddhism sutra- is considered to be a necessary practice that would lead to an enlightenment. In terms of a modern terminology, meaning of Gankung is to read Buddhism books. That is to say, all Buddhist should read Buddhism books in their every day living lives. It should be realized that reading Buddhism books and learning right dharma is one of orthodox practice methods. The propagation enhancement is an immediate task of Korean Buddhism. The Buddhism propagation could be accomplished successfully when the aforementioned conceptual change arises.