This is a royal edict proclaiming the bestowal of the title of great master upon Hyesim, otherwise known as second State Preceptor Jingak of Jogyesan Buddhism, a major branch of Buddhism in Korea, in 1216 (the 3rd year of the reign of King Gojong of the Goryeo Dynasty). The edict is written in ink on a scroll made of seven sheets of red, yellow, and white silk emblazoned with diamond-shaped flower patterns. The scroll measures 3.6 cm in width and 33 cm in length. It is one of the few surviving royal edicts bestowed upon a monk in the Goryeo Period.