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Chungcheongnam-do
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Gangwon-do
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Gyeonggi-do |
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Gyeongsangbuk-do I
Gyeongsangnam-do I
Jeollabuk-do I
Jeollanam-do I
Jeju-do |
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 Haeinsa
(Temple
of
Reflection
on a
Smooth
Sea)
is
one
of
the
foremost
Chogye
Buddhist
temples
in
South
Korea.
It
is
most
notable
for
being
the
home
of
the
Tripitaka
Koreana,
the
whole
of
the
Buddhist
Scriptures
carved
onto
81,258
wooden
printing
blocks,
which
it
has
housed
since
1398. |
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Haeinsa
is
one
of
the
Three
Jewel
Temples
of
Korea,
and
represents
Dharma
or
the
Buddha’s
teachings.
It
is
located
on
Gaya
Mountain
in
South
Gyeongsang
Province.
It
is
still
an
active
Seon
practice
center
in
modern
times,
and
was
the
home
temple
of
the
influential
Rev.
Seongcheol,
who
died
in
1993. |
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The
temple
was
first
built
in
802.
Legend
says
that
two
Korean
monks
returned
from
China,
Suneung
and
Ijeong,
and
healed
King
Aejang
wife's
of
her
illness.
In
gratitude
of
the
Buddha's
mercy,
the
king
ordered
the
construction
of
the
temple.[1]
Another
account,
by
Choe
Chi-Won
in
900
states
that
Suneung
and
his
disciple
Ijeong,
gained
the
support
of a
queen
dowager
who
converted
to
Buddhism
and
then
helped
to
finance
the
construction
of
the
temple. |
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The
temple
complex
was
renovated
in
the
900s,
1488,
1622,
and
1644.
Hirang,
the
temple
abbot
enjoyed
the
patronage
of
Taejo
of
Goryeo
during
that
king’s
reign.
Haiensa
was
burned
down
in a
fire
in
1817
and
the
main
hall
was
rebuilt
in
1818.[1]
Another
renovation
in
1964
uncovered
a
royal
robe
of
King
Gwanghaegun,
who
was
responsible
for
the
1622
renovation,
and
an
inscription
on a
ridge
beam. |
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The
main
hall,
Daejeokkwangjeon
(Hall
of
Great
Silence
and
Light),
is
unusual
because
it
is
dedicated
to
Vairocana
where
most
other
Korean
temples
house
Seokgamoni
in
their
main
halls. |
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The
Temple
of
Haeinsa
and
the
Depositories
for
the
"Tripitaka
Koreana"
Woodblocks,
were
added
to
the
UNESCO
World
Heritage
List
in
1995.
The
UNESCO
committee
noted
that
the
buildings
housing
the
Tripitaka
Koreana
are
unique
because
no
other
historical
structure
was
specifically
dedicated
to
the
preservation
of
artifacts
and
the
techniques
used
were
particularly
ingenuous. |
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The
temple
also
holds
several
official
treasures
including
a
realistic
wooden
carving
of a
monk
and
interesting
Buddhist
paintings,
stone
pagodas,
and
lanterns. |
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The
Tripitaka
Koreana
(lit.
Goryeo
Tripitaka)
or
Palman
Daejanggyeong
("Eighty-Thousand
Tripitaka")
is a
Korean
collection
of
the
Tripitaka
(Buddhist
scriptures,
and
the
Sanskrit
word
for
"three
baskets"),
carved
onto
81,340
wooden
printing
blocks
in
the
13th
century.
It
is
the
world's
most
comprehensive
and
oldest
intact
version
of
Buddhist
canon
in
Chinese
script,
with
no
known
errors
or
errata
in
the
52,382,960
characters
which
are
organized
in
over
1496
titles
and
6568
volumes.
Each
wood
block
measures
70
centimeters
in
width
and
24
centimeters
in
length.
The
thickness
of
the
blocks
range
from
2.6
to 4
centimeters
and
each
weights
about
three
to
four
kilograms.
The
work
is
stored
in
Haeinsa,
a
Buddhist
temple
in
South
Gyeongsang
province,
in
South
Korea. |
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