Woodblock printing in Korea

Gakja is a Korean word that refers to the technique of engraving letters or images on a board or board. The master of this technique is called individual characters.

Korea's oldest woodcarver is The Great Dharani Sutra, which was built in the mid-8th century. Gakja is a state-designated national treasure, along with other treasures in the tower.^[2]

During the period of war and conflict, Goryeo recorded Buddhist ideology and culture historically. Along with Buddhism and Confucianism, Hanja have been steadily developed in Korean culture since before the common era. Buddhism, along with indigenous beliefs and Confucianism, became the most established religion among Koreans from an early age. Koreans completed it by printing it on Hanji, a paper made from the inner shell of a mulberry tree. In Korea, printing has enabled the spread of knowledge that was previously exclusive to writers.^[3]

In 1232, during the Second Mongol Invasion of Korea, a 6,000-volume wooden board of the Tripitaka Koreana, carved in the early 12th century, was burned at the Buinsa in Daegu by nomadic Mongolians. For the tragic cultural and religious loss, the Goryeo people implemented the 15-year project (1236–1251) to carve the Tripitaka Koreana, a set of over 81,000 wooden printing plates.^[3]

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