Editorial photo #14004675 Human Interest

Haeinsa Temple Preserves The Tripitaka Koreana Through Traditional Recarving And Printing

Seungwoo, Director of the Dharma Propagation Bureau at Haeinsa Temple, speaks about Haeinsa Temple near the temple entrance in Hapcheon, South Korea, on July 23, 2026. Haeinsa, one of South Korea's three major Buddhist temples, is home to the Janggyeong Panjeon Depositories, which were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995 for housing the Tripitaka Koreana (Daejanggyeong). The temple is currently carrying out woodblock recarving and traditional printing projects to preserve and digitally archive the Tripitaka Koreana. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto)