03 · Korean Temple Monasteries (Sansa) Route
Haeinsa Temple
Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon, a Buddhist temple that enshrined the teachings of the Buddha
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Planning the visit
Haeinsa Temple is stop 8 of 9 on the Korean Temple Monasteries (Sansa) Route.
The stamp is not at the site itself but at the Haeinsa Temple Tourist Information Center, so check the opening hours of that building rather than the site.
Admission is charged: Adults KRW 3,000 / Teenagers KRW 1,500 / Children KRW 1,000.
The two closest stamp points are Jisan-dong Tumuli, 16 km away, and Dodongseowon at 27 km. All three fit into one day.
Details
- Address
- 122, Haeinsa-gil, Gaya-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Stamp zone
- Haeinsa Temple Tourist Information Center
- Admission
- Adults KRW 3,000 / Teenagers KRW 1,500 / Children KRW 1,000
- Phone
- 055-934-3000
- Website
- www.haeinsa.or.kr
- Coordinates
- 35.80104, 128.09804
What the campaign says about it
Haeinsa Temple, located to the southwest of Gayasan Mountain, which is renowned for its magnificent scenery, was built in 802 CE (3rd year of King Aejang) by Suneung Daesa and Yijeong Daesa, both of whom were disciples of Uisang Daesa of Silla. In the early Joseon Dynasty period, when the Tripitaka Koreana was moved and enshrined in Haeinsa, the Temple became a “Beopbo” temple that enshrines the teachings of the Buddha. Haeinsa Temple has countless invaluable heritage resources in its collection, including UNESCO World Heritage relics (the Hapcheon Haeinsa Tripitaka Koreana, which is the oldest and most complete among the Tripitakas that remain today, and the Janggyeong Panjeon, which is the world's only building dedicated to storing Tripitaka woodblocks). Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon The Tripitaka Koreana features the three main categories of Buddhist teachings: the Sutra Pitaka, the Vinaya Pitaka, and the Abhidhamma Pitaka. In other words, it is a collection of Buddhist scriptures. The identifier “Koreana” was added to Tripitaka Koreana as it was carved during the Goryeo Dynasty (Korea comes from the word Goryeo) period, and it is also called the “Eighty-Thousand Tripiṭaka” as it features more than 80,000 woodblocks and 84,000 Buddhist texts, representing the 84,000 passions in Buddhism. Meanwhile, built sometime during the Goryeo Dynasty, Janggyeong Panjeon at Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon is the oldest building in Haeinsa Temple that houses the 80,000 woodblocks belonging to the Tripitaka Koreana. Since Haeinsa Temple was located deep in the mountains, Janggyeong Panjeon managed to survive the Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592 unscathed and remain fully intact in its original state. Built in the 15th century, Janggyeong Panjeon is the only building in the world dedicated to the storage of a collection of Tripitaka.
Quoted from the Visit Korean Heritage Campaign.
Getting there
Get off at the KTX Dongdaegu station → Take the Daegu subway line no. 1 at Dongdaegu station, then get off at Seobu Bus Terminal station → Take an intercity bus at Seobu Bus Terminal, then get off at Haeinsa Intercity Bus Terminal → Take a taxi or drive for 5 minutes
Photographs
Photographs supplied by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation.