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Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, Hapcheon
Buddhist Temple · Hapcheon, Gyeongnam
A temple on the slopes of Gaya Mountain in Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang Province, renowned for the Janggyeongpanjeon hall that stores the Tripitaka Koreana. Janggyeongpanjeon is regarded as a scientifically remarkable building that has preserved the wooden printing blocks intact for hundreds of years using natural wind and humidity. The Tripitaka Koreana housed within is an enormous collection of Buddhist scriptures that Goryeo produced in the hope of overcoming the Mongol invasions through the power of the Buddha. Both the building and the scriptures are inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage and Memory of the World registers.