Tripitaka Koreana
 Tripitaka on the shelves
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| Korean spelling | |
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| Korean alphabet : | 고려 대장경 |
| Hanja : | 高麗 大 藏經 |
| Revised Romanization : | Goryeo Daejanggyeong |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Koryŏ Taejanggyŏng |
The Tripitaka Koreana is a Buddhist canon created in Goryeo , which was printed in 6000 volumes with 81,258 wood printing blocks . Because of the number of printing blocks, it is usually called eighty thousand tripitaka (팔만 대장경 [pʰalmandɛʝaŋk'jəŋ] ) in Korea . The production of all wood printing blocks took 16 years (1236–1251).
These printing blocks are the second Korean version from the 13th century after the Mongols had destroyed the first shortly before. They were published in block printing. Although movable type printing was invented in Korea in the 12th century, printing blocks were considered less sensitive.
They are considered to be one of the oldest Buddhist scriptures still in existence. The record of the Buddhist canon comes from the Goryeo period (935-1392 AD). These printing blocks are kept in Janggyeong Panjeon, a complex of buildings that was built in 1488 at the beginning of the Joseon period (1392-1910) in the Haeinsa Temple. The storage hall is provided with a ventilation system so that all wood printing plates have remained undamaged. The Tripitaka Koreana was declared national treasure number 32 in 1962 and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1995.
Data at a glance
- 81,258 printing plates
- Production time: 16 years (1236–1251)
- Material: wood from cherry tree , pear tree
- Average size: Length: 68–78 cm
Width: 24 cm
Thickness: 2.8 cm
Weight: 3 - 3.5 kg - Row / Column: 23 lines / 13 columns
each on one side of 322 letters
See also
literature
- Koryŏ taejanggyŏng . (Koryŏ canon), Tongguk University Press, Seoul 1976. Facsimile of the xylograph c. 1251.
- Lewis R. Lancaster, Sung-bae Park: The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalog . University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles 1979.
- Tongguk taehakkyo pulgyo munhwa yŏn'guso: Han'guk pulgyo ch'ansul munhŏn ch'ongnok . Tongguk Taehakkyo Ch'ulp'anbu, Seoul 1976.
Web links
- Lewis R. Lancaster and Sung-bae Park: The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalog ( September 27, 2007 memento on the Internet Archive ) - English
- Korean Canon (Research Institute of Tripitaka Koreana)
- Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
- "Wood printing blocks perfectly preserved after 760 years" by Park Sang-jin (Koreana - a Quarterly on Korean Art & Culture)
Hunminjeongeum (1997) • Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (1997) • Seungjeongwon Ilgi (2001) • Buljo jikji simche yo jeol (vol.II) (2001) • Tripitaka Koreana (2007) • Uigwe (2007) • Donguibogam (2009) • 5.18 Archives (2011) • Ilseongnok (2011) • Nanjung Ilgi (2013) • Saemaeul Undong (2013) • Isangajogeul Chatseumnida (2015) • Confucian wooden printing blocks (2015) • Royal Seals and Investment Books of the Joseon Dynasty (2017) • National Debt Redemption Movement (2017) • Joseon Tongsinsa (2017)
Heritage: Seokguram Temple and Bulguksa Temple (1995) | Haeinsa Temple - repository of the Tripitaka Koreana (1995) | Jongmyo Shrine (1995) | Changdeokgung Palace (1997) | Hwaseong Fortress (1997) | Gyeongju Historic Sites (2000) | Dolmen sites of Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa (2000) | Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (2009) | Historic Villages of Hahoe and Yangdong (2010) | Namhansanseong Fortress (2014) | Baekje Historic Sites (2015) | Sansa, Buddhist mountain monasteries in Korea (2018) | Seowon (2019)
Natural heritage: Jeju volcanic island and lava tunnel (2007)
Coordinates: 35 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 128 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ E