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Tripitaka Koreana 합천 해인사 대장경판

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The Tripiṭaka Koreana (naming controversial, see below) refers to a Korean collection of Tripiṭaka scriptures carved onto 81,352 wooden printing blocks in the 13th century of the Goryeo period (hence also: The Goryeo Tripiṭaka). They are currently located at the Buddhist temple Haeinsa, in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the oldest intact version of the Chinese Buddhist canon, the shared canonical collection of East Asian Buddhism written in Buddhist Chinese. It contains 1,496 titles divided into 6,568 books, spanning 81,258 pages, for a total 52,330,152 characters.

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Tripitaka Koreana (합천 해인사 대장경판) — verified Korean cultural heritage / traditional art. Since 1300.

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• Heritage designation: National Treasures of South Korea
• Entity: Tripiṭaka Koreana
• Created: 13th century
• Location: Haeinsa
• Printing Blocks: 81,352
• Titles: 1,496
• Founded: 1236년
• Completed: 1251년
• National Treasure: 국보 제32호
• UNESCO Status: 세계기록유산

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 91 verified snapshots.

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