Tripitaka Koreana
E501732
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.
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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Koryŏ Canon