| Taebaek-san Buseok-sa's Sutra-Printing Woodblocks interesting Medieval Treasures in one of Korea's greatest temples |
Another nationally-designated heritage-Treasure of Buseok-sa is its collection of woodblocks used to
print Buddhist scriptures, caved around 1200 to 1250 CE. They are stored in this "Dharma Library",
and include three different versions of the highly important Hwaeom-gyeong [Avatamsaka or Flower-
Garland Sutra], central to the Hwaeom-jong school of Buddhism that Master Uisang founded here.
print Buddhist scriptures, caved around 1200 to 1250 CE. They are stored in this "Dharma Library",
and include three different versions of the highly important Hwaeom-gyeong [Avatamsaka or Flower-
Garland Sutra], central to the Hwaeom-jong school of Buddhism that Master Uisang founded here.
| All these good photos on this page were kindly supplied for my use by Dr. Hwang Soon-il, professor of Buddhist Studies at Dongguk University in Seoul. |
| a teaching Buddha (probably Amita-bul) is enshrined at the center of the Library |