Haein Temple,South Korea

Haeinsa or Haein Temple (Temple of Reflection means Ocean Calm) is one of the main Buddhist temple of the sect Chogye in South Korea. Haeinsa a storage area of the Tripitaka Koreana, carved Buddha's holy book as many as 81,258 wooden printing blocks since 1398. [1]

Haeinsa is one of the "Temple of Three Permata" and symbolizes the Dharma or the teachings of the Buddha. Haeinsa located atop Mount Style in South Gyeongsang province. Until now this temple is still a place of teaching Buddhism and Seon flow into place biksu Seongcheol effect until the year 1993.

Haeinsa built in 802 BC during the Silla. Legend says it seems that two people biksu back from China, Suneung and successful cure of disease Ijeong wife of King Aejang of the kingdom of Silla [1]. As a reward will love the Buddha, he built this temple. Another story says, in the year 900 Choe Chi-won, a scientist wrote that Silla biksu Suneung and Ijeong successfully convince his mother to faint King Aejang embrace Buddhist religion and the mother was faint Haein help build the temple.

This temple complex, renovated several times in the 900-an, 1488, 1622, and 1644. Hirang, biksu head Haeinsa, received support from the King Taejo during the period he was in power. Haeinsa burned in 1817 and built the main page again in the year 1818. [1] In 1964, renovation of King Gwanghaegun found clothes that do renovations in the year 1622.

In the main shrine room, Daejeokkwangjeon (Page Agung Cahaya and silence), dedicated to Vairocana while most Buddhist temples in Korea Seokgamoni place in the main room.

Haeinsa temple carvings and libraries for "Tipitaka Koreana", added by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 1995. Committee of UNESCO stated that the library building Tipitaka Koreana is very unique because no other history of the building is dedicated to preserve the special artifak and also because of the special technical architecture.

This temple also save some as a national treasure trove of wood carvings and Buddhist paintings, stone pagodas, and the lantern.