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| | About The Korean Tripitaka (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | The 81,340 wood blocks (often the number 84,000 is given, a mythological number signifying a large amount) consists of the rules for monks along with the stories that caused the rules to be made, the teachings of the Buddha, the philosophy and commentaries added down through the ages. |
 | | The entire Korean Tripitaka was carved twice during the Koryo Dynastry (918-1392), both times on wooden blocks. |
 | | Moreover, the Tripitaka contains many suttas (like the Liao Tripitaka which is not found in the Chinese Tripitaka), hence it is known as one of the best collections of texts and so was used for the creation of the Japanese Tripitaka. |
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