Tripitaka Koreana

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Tripitaka Koreana is an extensive 13th-century Korean collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto over 80,000 wooden printing blocks, renowned for its accuracy, craftsmanship, and historical significance.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Koryŏ Canon 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist canon
cultural heritage object
woodblock edition
alsoKnownAs Goryeo Daejanggyeong NERFINISHED
Palman Daejanggyeong NERFINISHED
conservationStatus well preserved
country Korea NERFINISHED
creator Goryeo Dynasty NERFINISHED
dateOfCreation 13th century
endTime 1251
etymology Tripitaka means "three baskets" in Sanskrit NERFINISHED
follows first Goryeo Tripitaka NERFINISHED
hasPart wooden printing block
hasTranslation modern Japanese editions
modern Korean translations
partial English translations
heritageDesignation National Treasure of South Korea
UNESCO Memory of the World Register NERFINISHED
language Classical Chinese
locatedIn Haeinsa NERFINISHED
Hapcheon County NERFINISHED
South Gyeongsang Province NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
materialUsed birch wood
pear wood
notableFor accuracy of Buddhist scriptures
completeness of East Asian Buddhist canon
high quality woodblock carving
lack of known textual errors
numberOfParts over 80000 wooden printing blocks
numberOfSutras over 6000 volumes
numberOfVolumes over 1500 titles
partOf Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon NERFINISHED
patron King Gojong of Goryeo NERFINISHED
purpose to invoke divine protection against Mongol invasions
regionOfInfluence East Asia NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
replaces first Goryeo Tripitaka NERFINISHED
script regular script Chinese calligraphy
scriptType logographic
startTime 1236
storageBuilding Janggyeong Panjeon NERFINISHED
storageMethod natural ventilation and humidity control
subject Buddhist abhidharma NERFINISHED
Buddhist commentaries
Buddhist sutras
Buddhist treatises
Buddhist vinaya
UNESCOSubmissionYear 2007
usedAsSourceFor Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō NERFINISHED

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Chinese Buddhist Canon majorEdition Tripitaka Koreana
this entity surface form: Koryŏ Canon
Goryeo notableWork Tripitaka Koreana