Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Haeinsa Temple is a beautiful and fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Site. The largest and most important Buddhist monastery in Korea, it's also home to one of the world's most incredible cultural artifacts: the Koreana Tripitaka. The Koreana Tripitaka is collection of the Tripitaka, the Buddhist scriptures, carved in Chinese into an immense collection of 84,000 woodblocks. The work dates back to the 13th century, and sits in a purpose-built storage facility at Haeinsa Temple. Although you aren't allowed to see the original woodblocks themselves as they're too precious, we were able to stay overnight at the temple, meditating, praying and eating with the monks, and doing various activities related to the Tripitaka. Let's check it out!
For more South Korean World Heritage sites:
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For more Buddhist World Heritage sites:
Gyeongju Historic Areas: youtu.be/QgtqaGqlzSk
Seokguram Grotto & Bulguksa Temple: youtu.be/wjUL_Vpf7iM
Sansa Buddhist Mountain Monasteries: youtu.be/v6syfQ3O-hs
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Haeinsa Temple is a beautiful and fascinating UNESCO World Heritage Site. The largest and most important Buddhist monastery in Korea, it's also home to one of the world's most incredible cultural artifacts: the Koreana Tripitaka. The Koreana Tripitaka is collection of the Tripitaka, the Buddhist scriptures, carved in Chinese into an immense collection of 84,000 woodblocks. The work dates back to the 13th century, and sits in a purpose-built storage facility at Haeinsa Temple. Although you aren't allowed to see the original woodblocks themselves as they're too precious, we were able to stay overnight at the temple, meditating, praying and eating with the monks, and doing various activities related to the Tripitaka. Let's check it out!
For more South Korean World Heritage sites:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9964WmoqNgRm9ZOrGsYnwdDuoFFkN0-
For more Buddhist World Heritage sites:
Gyeongju Historic Areas: youtu.be/QgtqaGqlzSk
Seokguram Grotto & Bulguksa Temple: youtu.be/wjUL_Vpf7iM
Sansa Buddhist Mountain Monasteries: youtu.be/v6syfQ3O-hs
Don't forget to Like and Subscribe to see more of our UNESCO World Heritage Journey!
You can also follow World Heritage Journey on:
Twitter @whjourney
Instagram @joelontheroad
Facebook facebook.com/worldheritagejourney
Web worldheritagejourney.com
Music: Bensound.com - Happiness
Map Image (C) OpenStreetMap.org contributors, openstreetmap.org CC-BY-SA-4.0
