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S. Korea to Closely Review Japan’s UNESCO Registration Bid for Woodblock Prints of Tripitaka Koreana: Foreign Ministry

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will thoroughly review Japan’s application for the listing of Buddhist scriptures, printed with ancient Korean Buddhist wooden printing blocks, on the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The move came as the Japanese government is pushing [...]

Tripitaka Koreana to Open to Public for First Time

SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Tripitaka Koreana, a collection of Buddhist wooden printing blocks, will open to the public every Saturday and Sunday starting later this month. Considered the most comprehensive set of Buddhist scriptures found to date, the Tripitaka Koreana, or “Palmandaejanggyeong” in Korean, comprises 13th-century Buddhist scriptures carved on more than [...]

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. [...]