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Haeinsa
is the typical mountain monastery. From the entrance
of
the temple compound to the stupa in front of the
main Dharma hall,
following platforms and axes of the ground, halls
and houses of
the monastery are arranged according to Buddhist
symbols.
This arrangement of buildings forms panoramic view
showing us
symbolic processes of enlightenment in this world. |
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The 108 steps built between the One Pillar Gate and
the Boan Gate which is the entrance of the House of Tripit-
aka Koreana symbolizes 108 human anguishes. The 33 steps
between the One Pillar Gate and the Gate of Em-
ancipation symbolizes thirty three palaces in the Tushita
Heaven (the Heaven of the Thirty Three). The number
of pillars of the House of Tripitaka Koreana is 108 and
it has same meaning to steps between the One Pillar Gate
and the Boan Gate. The House of Tripitaka Koreana consists
of four buildings; the Hall of Sudara, the Hall of
Dharma Jewel, the House of Dong-sa-gan, and the House
of Seo-sa-gan. Entering Haeinsa means entering the
world of Buddha Dharma, that is, the world of liberation. |
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If you want to meet Tripitaka Koreana,
you should go by all buil-
dings in the center, then, reach the end of the
monastery. Entering
the One Pillar Gate, then, passing through the Gate
of Chinese
Phoenix, the Gate of Emancipation, and the Nine
Lights Pavillion,
then, you can reach the three-storied the Jeongjung
Pagoda.
Beyond the Jeongjung Pagoda, the Hall of Great Tranquility
stands
magnificently and seven Buddhas are enshrined in.
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Hall of Great Tranquility,
finally you can meet the House of Tripitaka Koreana, National
Treasure No. 52.
The position of the Hall of Tripitaka enshrining Tripitaka
Koreana shows the image that the Vairocana Buddha in
the Hall of Great Tranquility carries Tripitaka Koreana
on the head. We can't help reminding significance of
Tripitaka Koreana in this image. |
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