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| − | The Tripitaka Koreana is a collection of Buddhist scriptures printed by the Korean kingdom of [[Goryeo]] in [[1011]]-[[1087]]. Printed using some 80,000 woodblocks, it is considered the most complete collection of Mayahana Buddhist scriptures ever compiled.<ref>Gallery labels, Royal Ontario Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/48532572882/sizes/l/]</ref> | + | The Tripitaka Koreana is a collection of Buddhist scriptures printed by the Korean kingdom of [[Goryeo]] in [[1011]]-[[1087]]. Printed using some 80,000 woodblocks, it is considered the most complete collection of Mayahana Buddhist scriptures ever compiled.<ref>Gallery labels, Royal Ontario Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/48532572882/sizes/l/].; gallery labels, British Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/22759703716/in/photolist-AFcqYL-AHuDLx-8YkK3T]</ref> |
A copy of this collection was given by the [[Joseon]] royal court to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] in the 1450s or 1460s.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 130-131.</ref> | A copy of this collection was given by the [[Joseon]] royal court to the [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Kingdom of Ryûkyû]] in the 1450s or 1460s.<ref>Gregory Smits, ''Maritime Ryukyu'', University of Hawaii Press (2019), 130-131.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:17, 18 August 2020
The Tripitaka Koreana is a collection of Buddhist scriptures printed by the Korean kingdom of Goryeo in 1011-1087. Printed using some 80,000 woodblocks, it is considered the most complete collection of Mayahana Buddhist scriptures ever compiled.[1]
A copy of this collection was given by the Joseon royal court to the Kingdom of Ryûkyû in the 1450s or 1460s.[2]
Copies are also held in Japan, including at Shôkoku-ji in Kyoto.[3]
