| Title |
Temples: Haeinsa Temple, Gaya Mountain, South Korea [100] |
| Photo Number |
Box 43, Korea, Temples, Haein-sa Monastery, 100 |
| Description |
Photograph of rack filled with Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks in Janggyeong Panjeon (library or storage hall), Haeinsa Temple, Gaya Mountain, South Korea |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1978 |
| Subject |
Libraries--Korea--Photographs; Buddhist temples--Korea--Photographs; Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism--Korea--Photographs; Da zang jing (Koryŏ version)--Korea--Photographs; Korea; Libraries |
| Keywords |
Haeinsa Temple; Haein-sa Monastery; Gyeongsang Namdo; Gyeongsangnam-do; Palman Daejang-gyeong; Palman Daejanggyeong; Chogye; Wood blocks |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Spatial Coverage |
Korea (South); Kyŏngsang-namdo (Korea) |
| Caption on Slide |
Tripitaka Koreana (woodblocks) in Janggyeong Panjeon, Haeinsa Temple, Gaya Mountain, South Korea. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Haeinsa Temple ("Reflections on a Smooth Sea") is an important Buddhist temple on Gaya Mountain in Gyeongsang province, South Korea. Founded in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 19th century, it is best known for its complete copy of the Buddhist scriptures, the Tripitaka Koreana.--Sacred Destinations website. Note: The Tripitaka Koreana (also known as Palman Daejanggyeong) are the world's most comprehensive version of Buddhist texts. They were engraved on 80,000 woodblocks between 1237 and 1248. The storage halls at Haeinsa Temple, known as Janggyeong Panjeon, were constructed to house the woodblocks.--UNESCO website. Note: Haeinsa Temple is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea.--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided: "Scripture Boards stored in racks Tripitaka Koreana Library at Haeinsa Temp. Korea." |
| Type |
Image |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| Rights |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z6157v |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
333855 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z6157v |
