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The Muuijasijip is a compilation of Seon (Zen) poems by Jin’gakguksa Hyesim (眞覺國師 慧諶, 1178-1234), the second patriarch of the Suseonsa Temple. It holds a significant position in the study of Korean Buddhist history and literary history. However, previous research has primarily relied on a 20th-century handwritten manuscript housed in the Komazawa University Library in Japan. This manuscript contains several issues, including misspellings, omissions, and textual confusion, limiting the ability to accurately understand the original text. This study meticulously examines the physical characteristics of the discovered woodblocks and compares and analyzes the recorded content with the existing manuscript to determine their bibliographical value. Through this, it aims to contribute to the study of Goryeo Dynasty Buddhist culture and printing culture. The findings are as follows: Based on a comprehensive examination of the discovered woodblocks’ calligraphic style, layout, and carving techniques, they are determined to be Goryeo Dynasty woodblocks carved around the 13th century. This is an extremely rare case of extant woodblocks of a personal collection of writings. A total of 24 titles of poems are recorded on the woodblocks, of which 20 titles are newly discovered unpublished works not found in the existing manuscript. This provides crucial clues for reconstructing the overall scope and content of the Muuijasijip, and the titles of poems that caused confusion in the existing manuscript have been clearly corrected through the woodblocks. For example, the titles ‘Yeokgye (譯誡)’ and ‘Gisanoega(碁詞腦歌)’, which were separated in the manuscript, are found as ‘Yeokgyegisanoega (譯誡碁詞腦歌)’ on the woodblocks. Similarly, the title known as ‘Uuhoeijoga(右憂喜鳥歌)’ has been confirmed as ‘Yeokuhoeijoga(譯憂喜鳥歌)’, thus rectifying errors in the transcription process. The woodblocks contain a record stating that in 1226 (13th year of King Gojong), Hyegim saw off approximately ten individuals, including the patron Gyeong Baek-ji (慶白之), after a Dharma assembly at Sanoesa Temple in Cheongju, and upon arriving at Heungdeoksa Temple, he composed a poem of gratitude. This is the earliest extant written record related to Heungdeoksa Temple in Cheongju, where the Baegun Hwasang Chorok Buljo Jikjisimche Yojeol(白雲和尙抄錄佛祖直指心體要節) (Jikji), the world’s oldest extant movable metal print book (printed in 1377), was printed.