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Located in the city center, Gwaneumsa is a branch temple of Songgwangsa of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Busan. It was established on May 1, 1940, by the monk Ilryeon who built a small hermitage named Gwaneumsa on Seunghaksan, meaning 'mountain where cranes ride,' for practice and propagation. Later, prayer halls and a rear garden were built, expanding the temple grounds, and in 1984 it was registered as Songgwangsa Busan branch. Gwaneumsa holds the Muyeonghwa Cultural Heritage-designated Lotus Sutra volumes 4-7. This edition is based on the Lotus Sutra translated by Kumārajīva and annotated by Gyewan, printed by the famed Joseon calligrapher brothers Seong Dalsaeng and Seong Gae in memory of their father. It is a later print, not the original edition, reprinted from wooden blocks carved in 1405 under the supervision of Shinmun from Ansimsa Temple on Dosolsan, Jeollado. Of the total 7 volumes in 2 books, only the second book containing volumes 4-7 remains, showing some flood damage from moisture. The Gwaneumsa-held Lotus Sutra, printed during King Taejong’s early Joseon period, is a valuable cultural asset with significant importance to early Joseon Buddhist scripture and bibliography studies.