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Chinese
八万大藏经 / 八萬大藏經 [bā​wàn​dà​zàng​jīng]
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺[Hǎi​yìn​sì] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea
Korean
팔만대장경 [八萬大藏經]
Noun
Palmandaejanggyeong; Tripitaka Koreana: A complete collection of Buddhist scriptures carved on over eighty thousand wooden printing blocks during the Goryeo Dynasty, located in the Haeinsa Temple in Gyeongsangnam-do, or South Gyeongsang Province; designed to thwart the Mongolian invasion through the power of Buddha, the heritage clearly attests to the excellence of the art of wood engraving during the Goryeo Dynasty.
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