Carving of the Tripitaka Koreana
팔만대장경 판각
Event · production · 1237–1251 · Ganghwa Island, South Korea
When the woodblocks of the first Buddhist canon were destroyed in the Mongol invasions, a new edition was begun on Ganghwa island and completed in 1251 — the 80,000 blocks of the Tripitaka Koreana, now at Haeinsa1, carved by the Office of the Tripitaka under King Gojong (1237–1248, in the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture’s reckoning) in the hope that the Buddha’s power would drive the Mongols away2. The carving ended in 1248, the completion was celebrated in 1251. Jane Portal 2000, p. 80. ↩ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, 합천 해인사 대장경판, 「고려 고종(1237~1248) 때 대장도감(大藏都監)에서 판각(板刻)한 대장경판 … 몽골의 침입을 부처님의 힘으로 물리치고자 하는 염원에서」. ↩ Literatur Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, 합천 해인사 대장경판: Anon., 합천 해인사 대장경판, in: 한국민족문화대백과사전 (Encyclopedia of Korean Culture), 한국학중앙연구원 (Academy of Korean Studies), https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0062711 (zuletzt abgerufen am 31.10.2026). Jane Portal 2000: Jane Portal, Korea: Art and Archaeology, London: British Museum Press 2000.