What is "budoji"

'Budoji 'is a book on East-Asian, Korean culture written by Bak Geum (박금) in 1953, after recollecting the contents of the original Budoji, one of 15 books in a collection called 'JingShimRok ', leading down from the period of Silla' ' dynasty. Bak Geum states he left the JingShimRok in the North on his escape to South Korea during the North-South Korean war, rewriting the current Budoji from memory after his escape.

The Budoji is claimed to have been the first of the 15 books of the JingShimRok with its focus on ancient history. The original JingShimRok is told to have been written by Bak Jae Sang (박제상) during the Silla dynasty and passed down the Bak family, finally to Bak Geum before its loss during his escape to South Korea.