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Haein Temple Haein Temple (Haein-sa), near Daegu, South Korea
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Haein Temple Haein Temple, South Gyeongsang do (province), South Korea.

Haein Temple

temple complex, South Korea
Also known as: Haeinsa
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Haein Temple, Buddhist temple complex, South Gyeongsang do (province), South Korea. Located west of Daegu in Gayasan National Park, it was constructed near the beginning of the 9th century ce and contains a number of valuable religious treasures, chiefly the Tripitaka Koreana. The latter is a collection of more than 80,000 wooden blocks engraved with Buddhist scriptures. Carved in the 13th century at a temple on Ganghwa Island, these blocks contain the most complete set of Buddhist religious texts in Asia. The depository in the temple where the Tripitaka Koreana is stored was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.

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