Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tripitaka_Koreana_woodblocks
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
woodblock printing artifact
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Goryeo_Dynasty
gptkbp:conservationStatus well-preserved
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Korea
gptkbp:dateCreated 1237–1248
gptkbp:dimensions average 70 cm x 24 cm x 2.8 cm
gptkbp:engravingTechnique hand-carved
gptkbp:hasInscription gptkb:cultural_heritage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks
gptkbp:language gptkb:Classical_Chinese
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Haeinsa_Temple
gptkbp:material birch wood
gptkbp:numberOfBlocks 81,258
gptkbp:purpose preservation of Buddhist texts
gptkbp:reasonForFormation protection from Mongol invasions through Buddhist merit
gptkbp:significance oldest intact version of the Buddhist canon in Hanja
masterpiece of woodblock printing
gptkbp:storageBuilding gptkb:Janggyeong_Panjeon
gptkbp:subject Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Haeinsa_Temple_Janggyeong_Panjeon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Goryeo_Dynasty
gptkb:Korean_woodblock_printing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5