Tripitaka Koreana

Because it comprises more than 80,000 printing blocks recording 84,000 Buddhist teachings, corresponding to the 84,000 afflictions of the mind, it is known as the Tripitaka Koreana, or 'Eighty-thousand Tripitaka'. The set kept at Woljeongsa Temple was printed directly from the Goryeo Tripitaka woodblocks at Haeinsa Temple. It was printed in 1865, the second year of Emperor Gojong of Joseon, and has since been kept at Woljeongsa Temple. Each page measures 84.6 cm wide and 24 cm long, and was printed on traditional mulberry paper (hanji). The end of each block records the title of the sutra and the sequence number of its volume. The texts are arranged in the order of the Thousand Character Classic, and the complete set comprises 1,511 works in 6,802 volumes, printed from 81,137 woodblocks. Printings were made both during Goryeo and in early Joseon, but only a few complete sets survive today. This set is one of two printed in 1865, the second year of Emperor Gojong of Joseon.

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Where it is

Region

Pyeongchang, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산