Haeinsa

Haeinsa
Overview of the temple (2017)
Religion
Affiliation	Korean Seon Buddhism
Sect	Jogye Order
Location
Location	Gayasan National Park, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Geographic coordinates	35°48′N 128°06′E / 35.800°N 128.100°E / 35.800; 128.100
Architecture
Completed	802 (802)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks
Criteria	Cultural: iv, vi
Designated	1995
Reference no.	737
Historic Sites of South Korea
Official name: Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon
Designated	2009-12-21
Reference no.	504
Website
haeinsa.or.kr
Korean name
Hangul	해인사
Hanja	海印寺
Revised Romanization	Haeinsa
McCune–Reischauer	Haeinsa

Haeinsa (Korean: 해인사) is a Buddhist temple in Gayasan National Park, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Seon Buddhism. Haeinsa is most notable for being the home of the Tripitaka Koreana, the whole of the Buddhist Scriptures carved onto 81,350 wooden printing blocks, which it has housed since 1398.^[1]

Haeinsa is one of the Three Jewels Temples, and represents Dharma or the Buddha’s teachings. It is still an active Seon practice center in modern times, and was the home temple of the influential Seon master Seongcheol, who died in 1993.