Haeinsa

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Haeinsa is a renowned Korean Buddhist temple best known for housing the Tripitaka Koreana, the most complete extant collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto wooden printing blocks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Korean Buddhist temple
affiliation Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED
architectureStyle traditional Korean Buddhist temple architecture
associatedWith Korean cultural heritage
preservation of Buddhist canon
BuddhistSchool Jogye Order NERFINISHED
country South Korea
culturalHeritageStatus National Treasure of South Korea (Janggyeong Panjeon) NERFINISHED
National Treasure of South Korea (Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks) NERFINISHED
foundedBy Ijeong NERFINISHED
Suneung
foundedIn 802
hasPart Janggyeong Panjeon NERFINISHED
hasTourProgram templestay program
houses Tripitaka Koreana NERFINISHED
JanggyeongPanjeonDesignFeature carefully oriented windows
elevated wooden floors
natural ventilation system for preservation of woodblocks
thick clay walls
JanggyeongPanjeonFunction depository for Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks
JanggyeongPanjeonSignificance oldest surviving wooden storage halls for woodblocks in Korea
locatedIn Gayasan National Park NERFINISHED
Hapcheon County NERFINISHED
South Gyeongsang Province NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Gaya NERFINISHED
notableFor housing the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks
openToPublic yes
otherThreeJewelTemples Songgwangsa NERFINISHED
Tongdosa NERFINISHED
primaryFunction monastic training center
pilgrimage site
religion Buddhism
status one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea
ThreeJewelAspect Dharma (Buddha’s teachings)
TripitakaKoreanaCompletionYear 1251
TripitakaKoreanaContent Buddhist laws
Buddhist scriptures
Buddhist treatises
TripitakaKoreanaLanguage Classical Chinese
TripitakaKoreanaMaterial wooden printing blocks
TripitakaKoreanaNumberOfBlocks over 81000
TripitakaKoreanaSignificance important source for East Asian Buddhist canon
most complete extant collection of Buddhist scriptures carved on woodblocks
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria iv
vi
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1995
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingName Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes

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