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  Haeinsa Information
Haeinsa (Temple of Reflection on a Smooth Sea) is one of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea.
Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and represents Dharma or the Buddha’s teachings.
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
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  Haeinsa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haeinsa is one of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, most notable because it is the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks.
Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and is located on Gaya Mountain in South Gyeongsang Province.
Haeinsa and the Tripitaka Koreana were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
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 Korean Architecture: Haeinsa temple
Haeinsa is west of Daegu city at the edge of Gyeongsang province.
Carved in the 13th century, the Tripitaka consists of 52,382,960 characters carved on 81,258 double-sided woodblocks in 6,802 volumes.
Haeinsa's history is far older than the woodblocks.
www.orientalarchitecture.com /kyongsangdo/HAEINSA.htm   (360 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Haeinsa
Haeinsa (해인사(海印寺 "Haein Temple") in Korean) is one of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, most notable because it is the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks.
Haeinsa is considered one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea.
Haeinsa was first built in 802 or 892 (the editor needs to confirm which is the correct date).
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/h/ha/haeinsa.html   (146 words)

  
 National Heritage - Tripitaka Koreana at Haeinsa Temple
Haeinsa is one of Korea's three major temple which represent the "three jewels of Buddhism," that is, the Buddha, the sutra and the monks.
Haeinsa is also the head temple of the 12th Diocese of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist sect in the country.
Haeinsa underwent its first major renovation in the early 10th century while the famous monk, Hirang, was serving as the chief abbot.
www.ocp.go.kr /english/treasure/dom_hae.html   (4709 words)

  
 Haeinsa - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Haeinsa is one of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, most notable because it is the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks.
Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and is located on Gaya Mountain in South Gyeongsang Province.
Haeinsa and the Tripitaka Koreana were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Haeinsa   (134 words)

  
 TOURISM - Haeinsa monks computerize the Tripitaka Koreana
As he was a resident at Haeinsa monastery, it was quite natural that Chongnim took as his goal the computerization of the Tripitaka Koreana, the world’s most comprehensive and oldest intact edition of the Buddhist canon in Chinese.
Haeinsa temple for centuries has been the repository of these scriptures, which are recorded on a set of 81,258 wooden printing blocks.
They were moved to Haeinsa in 1398, shortly after the foundation of the Chosun Dynasty.
www.skynews.co.kr /skynews_main/ENGLISH/TOURISM/tourism_015.htm   (765 words)

  
 World Heritage - Haeinsa Temple
Haeinsa Temple was built by two priests, Suneung and Ijong in the third year of the reign of King Aejang (800 - 809) during the Silla period.
Behind Haeinsa Monastery, the peak of Mt. Gayasan, a branch of the Mt. Sobaeksan Range, rises 1,430 meters above sea level and is one of the eight scenic wonders of Korea.
Haeinsa became a famous monastery because Mt. Gayasan embraced it, and Mt. Gayasan became a famous spiritual mountain because of Haeinsa.
www.visitkorea.or.kr /english/heritage/haeinsa.htm   (485 words)

  
 Haeinsa Temple
Mt.Kayasan behind Haeinsa Monastery, a branch of the Mt.Sobaeksan Raneg, is 1,430 meters above sea level and is one of the eight scenic wonders of Korea.
The only flint montain in the Kyungsan-do Province, which is covered with protruding rocks of fantastic shapes and the four-kilometer long valley from the foot of the mountain to the monastery itself, called the Valley of Hongyu-dong, boasts a fantastic scenery comparable to the Ongnyuchun in Mt.Kumgangsan.
Haeinsa became a famous monastery because Mt.Kayasan embraced it and Mt.Kayasan became a famous spiritual mountain because of Haeinsa Temple.
www.geocities.com /u_uc/haein.html   (470 words)

  
 Korea Bike Tour: Haeinsa
Haeinsa (temple) is one of the ten main temples of the Hwaom sect.
Haeinsa is the place where Hwaom ideas are accomplished.
Haeinsa Daejeokgwangjeon, where the statue of Birojanabul is enshrined as the main Buddha, is the central sanctuary of Hwaom Buddhism in Korea.
www.ibike.org /ibike/korea/south/4-Haeinsa.htm   (1498 words)

  
 Haeinsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Haeinsa (해인사 (海印寺 ; "Haein Temple") in Korean) isone of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, most notable because it is the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks.Haeinsa is located on Gaya Mountain in South Gyeongsang Province.
Haeinsa is considered one of the Three JewelTemples of Korea.
Haeinsa and the TripitakaKoreana were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1995.
www.therfcc.org /haeinsa-120566.html   (139 words)

  
 GN TOUR : HOME > Tourist attractions > Temples
Haeinsa was founded in 802(the 3rd year of King Aejang, the Silla Dynasty) by monk Suneung and Ijeong.
Located on the south slope of Mt. Gayasan, Haeinsa is one of Korea's Sambo Sachal.(Three Treasure Temples).
Haeinsa belongs to Beopbo Sachal, enshrining Tripitaka Korea.
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 Republic of Korea - Printing woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana and miscellaneous Buddhist scriptures: UNESCO-CI
Carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks in the 13th century, under commission by the Goryeo dynasty of Korea (918-1392 CE), it is currently stored at Haeinsa Monastery in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula.
Accordingly, Haeinsa Monastery was able to become a central locus for the traditional practice of knowledge transmission, where Buddhist education, the preservation of knowledge, and scholastic research could be conducted.
Even in the present, Haeinsa Monastery reflects this tradition as a centre of Buddhist scholastic study as the designated Dharma-jewel Monastery of Korea, responsible for the teaching and transmission of the Dharma, amongst the Three Precious Jewels of Buddhism: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, i.e.
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 photo blog: Haeinsa Buddhist Monastery Temple Stay : April 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Haeinsa Monastery in Mt Gaya, Gyeongsandbuk-Do, South East Korea is one of three "jewels" of Korean Buddhism.
It is known as the temple of the Dharma because it houses the Tripitaka, the complete Buddhist texts handcarved on oodblocks.
The monks of Haeinsa are from the Hwaom Order of Korean Buddhism, which follows Mahayana Buddhist teaching.
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 The Temple of the Teaching : Haeinsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Haeinsa Temple is the second of the Three Jewels Temples of Korea,
During the Korean War, many guerrillas hid in Haeinsa and so the order was given for the temple to be bombed.
The original set of printing blocks, carved in the 11th century, were burnt by the Mongols and, in the 13th century, a new set was undertaken at the orders of King Kojong.
www.buddhapia.com /buddhapi/eng/temple/korexp/html/bu16.html   (512 words)

  
 Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks - World Heritage Site - ...
I brought my two elementary school age sons with me to give them a feel for the Korean countryside, as well as the opportunity to see a Korean Buddhist temple and renowned collection of Buddhist literature.
Haeinsa might do well to introduce such a program, even with Korean monks.
Nonetheless, Haeinsa is a splendid setting for a remarkable work of devotion.
www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/haeinsa.html   (716 words)

  
 KBS GLOBAL
Haeinsa Temple was founded, during the third year of King Ae-Jang's reign, in 802, by two monks named Suneung and Ijung.
Along with the Tripitaka Koreana (National Treasure No.32) and Janggyeongpanjeon (National Treasure No. 52), 15 more public treasures and some 200 private treasures are enshrined at Haeinsa Temple, which has been appointed as a universal cultural heritage site since December, 1995 for it's many cultural properties and historical remains.
Since the 23rd year of Goryeo Dynasty (year 1236), it took 16 years to finish the Tripitaka Koreana, the most famous national treasure of Haeinsa Temple, which was made as a wish to overcome the national crisis caused by Mongolia Invasion.
english.kbs.co.kr /life/travel/region/gyeongnam/1334419_11645.html   (353 words)

  
 KOREA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Tripitaka Koreana is housed in several buildings at Haeinsa, a beautiful Buddhist monastery in southeastern Korea.
The Haeinsa monks are very protective of the Tripitaka Koreana and encourage guests to help preserve the treasures.
As he flew above Haeinsa, a South Korean Colonel Kim Yong Hwan, saw the main temple hall where his mother used to pray and was reminded of the cultural and spiritual importance of Haeinsa.
www.koreasociety.org /KS_curriculum/HS/2/2-text/2_016.htm   (244 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Haeinsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Haeinsa   (1083 words)

  
 Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks - UNESCO World Heritage ...
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Tripitaka Koreana at Haeinsa Temple (Cultural Properties Administration) - including virtual tour
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 Jenny in South Korea: Haeinsa Temple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
i went with TIWA (Taegu Internation Women's Association) to Haeinsa Temple.
We took a bus a little over an hour outside of Daegu up the mountain to the buddhist temple.
haeinsa temple is actually called a 'dharma temple' since it houses the tripitaka koreana.
jeninkorea.blogspot.com /2005/10/haeinsa-temple.html   (723 words)

  
 Dharma Forest: Visit to Haeinsa Buddhist Monastery
I heard the name of Haeinsa Monastery since I first began reading Buddhist sutras in Chinese.
The Tripitaka Koreana, a set of wood-block carvings containing all the Mahayana Buddhist books is preserved in a mountain temple in Southern Korea.
I visited Haeinsa in 1969 during a tour of Buddhist monasteries in Korea, shortly after I entered the order in Japan.
paramita.typepad.com /dharma_forest/2005/07/visit_to_haeins.html   (808 words)

  
 Haeinsa travel guide
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