Haeinsa Temple Hapcheon

Haeinsa Temple is a Buddhist temple in the Gayasan National Park in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the headquarters of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order. Haeinsa Temple is most famous for being the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the entire Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,350 wooden printing blocks that have been stored since 1398.

Haeinsa Temple

Haeinsa Temple is one of the Sambosa Temple, which symbolizes the teachings of the Buddha or the Dharma. It is still an active Zen attendant in modern times, and is the hometown temple of the influential Zen monk Seong-cheol, who passed away in 1993.

The Haeinsa temple was first built in 802. According to legend, two monks from the Daegaya royal family, Sureung and Lee Jeong-yi, returned from the Tang Dynasty and healed the illness of Silla's wife, Ae-jang. Out of gratitude for Buddha Gautama's mercy, the king ordered the temple to be built. Another record from Choi Chi-won from 900 states that Su-neung and his pupil, Lee Jeong-eun, were supported by a queen who helped finance the construction of the temple after converting to Buddhism.

The complex was renovated in the 10th century, 1488, 1622, and 1644, respectively. Heerang, the chief monk of the temple during the reign of Goryeo's King Taejo, received support from Goryeo's King Taejo. Haeinsa Temple was destroyed in a fire in 1817 and rebuilt in 1818. Another renovation in 1964 found the royal attire of Joseon's Gwanghaegun, which led the renovation in 1622, and inscriptions inscribed on the ridge beam.

The main hall, Daejeokkwangjeon (대적광전, 大寂光殿: Hall of Great Silence and Light) is unique in that it houses Bayrokana, but most other Korean temples have images of the Gautama Buddha in the main hall.

The Haeinsa Temple and the Goryeo Daejanggyeong Woodblock Print Archive were designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995. The UNESCO committee pointed out that the building that houses the Daejanggyeong is unique because there are no other historical structures dedicated specifically to the preservation of relics, and the techniques used were particularly ingenious.

The temple also houses realistic wooden sculptures of monks and several official treasures, including interesting Buddhist paintings, stone pagodas, and lanterns.

The sound of the Haeinsa bell

Have you ever heard a bell at a temple?

It is said that the bell struck in the temple is played 28 times at dawn and 33 times at night. Why are the bells ringing at dawn and in the evening like this, and why are the numbers different?

In temples, the bell tolls 28 times at dawn and 33 times at night. This bell tolls in the Buddhist world. This bell tolls in the morning are from the six heavenly kingdoms of 慾界, the "world gripped by sensory desire," 18 heavenly kingdoms of 色界, the "classical world where bodies or materials are examined to make selection," and four heavenly kingdoms of 色界, which are "a noble world obtained by concentrating minds on objects rather than materials," are echoes of the Buddha, who seeks to awaken the three heavenly realms of 色界. The evening's No. 33 implies that Buddha's voice spreads widely in 33 countries, including Doricheon, where King Jesuk will stay.