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Haeinsa

802 · 9th century

Haeinsa is a major Buddhist temple on Mount Gaya in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea, founded in 802. Since 1398 it has kept the Tripitaka Koreana, more than 81,000 woodblocks of the Buddhist canon carved in the thirteenth century. The halls built to store them, the Janggyeong Panjeon, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Haeinsa
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