Korean Tripitaka

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
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 Buddhist commentaries
Buddhist sutras
Buddhist rules for monks
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Korea
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:destroyedBy Mongol invasions (first version)
gptkbp:dimensions each woodblock approx. 70 cm x 24 cm x 3.5 cm
gptkbp:engravedWith anonymous artisans and monks
gptkbp:engravingTechnique hand-carved
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:cultural_heritage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean Tripitaka
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Chinese
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Haeinsa_Temple
gptkbp:material woodblocks
gptkbp:notableFor preservation techniques
accuracy and completeness
craftsmanship of woodblocks
gptkbp:numberOfBlocks 81,258
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Goryeo_Tripitaka
gptkbp:purpose to invoke divine protection against Mongol invasions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Japanese_Tripitaka
gptkb:Chinese_Tripitaka
gptkbp:repository gptkb:Janggyeong_Panjeon
gptkbp:restored 13th century
gptkbp:script gptkb:Hanja
gptkbp:significance most complete extant collection of Buddhist texts in Hanja
gptkbp:storage natural ventilation and humidity control
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Haeinsa_Temple_Janggyeong_Panjeon
gptkbp:visitedBy scholars and Buddhists worldwide
gptkbp:weight each woodblock approx. 3-4 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avatamsaka_Sutra
gptkb:Chinese_Buddhist_canon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5