Korean Tripiṭaka

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tripitaka_Koreana
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Goryeo_Dynasty
gptkbp:completedIn 1251
gptkbp:conservationStatus well-preserved
gptkbp:contains commentary
Buddhist scripture
treatises
gptkbp:cookingMethod wood soaked in sea water for 3 years, then dried for 3 years
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Korea
gptkbp:culturalHeritage National Treasure of Japan
gptkbp:destroyedVersion gptkb:First_Goryeo_Tripitaka
gptkbp:digitizedBy gptkb:Korea_Institute_of_Buddhist_Culture
gptkbp:dimensions average woodblock: 70 cm x 24 cm x 3.5 cm
gptkbp:engravedWith unknown
gptkbp:engravingPeriod 1236–1251
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:Goryeo_artisans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean Tripiṭaka
gptkbp:influenced East Asian Buddhist canons
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Chinese
gptkbp:location gptkb:Haeinsa_Temple
gptkbp:material woodblocks
gptkbp:notableFeature no known typographical errors
resistant to warping and insect damage
gptkbp:notableFor completeness
preservation
accuracy
gptkbp:numberOfBlocks 81,258
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 52 million characters
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 1496
gptkbp:openToPublic no (woodblocks not on public display)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Goryeo_Tripitaka
gptkbp:preservedIn Haeinsa Temple, South Korea
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:UNESCO_Memory_of_the_World
gptkbp:purpose to invoke divine protection against Mongol invasions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Japanese_Tripitaka
gptkb:Chinese_Tripitaka
Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:script gptkb:Hanja
gptkbp:significance oldest and most complete extant collection of Buddhist texts in Hanja
reference for correcting errors in other Tripitakas
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
1251
gptkbp:usedFor printing Buddhist texts
gptkbp:weight average woodblock: 3-4 kg
gptkbp:woodUse white birch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Larger_Sukhāvatīvyūha_Sūtra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6