How Many Printing Blocks in the Tripitaka Koreana Anyway?

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cultural Heritage Administration said on October 19 that it is currently working on establishing a comprehensive plan to preserve the Tripitaka Koreana, or “Eighty-Thousand Tripitaka,” a Korean collection of 13th century Buddhist scriptures carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks stored in Haein-sa, a Buddhist temple in South Gyeongsang Province. [...]