HOWYOUWISH: (4) - (5)

(4) Okcheon - (5) Daegu - (6) Hapcheon

In Hapcheon, I will visit Haeinsa first and my grandmother's hometown.
To be there, it is necessary to transfer in Daegu.

From Okcheon to Daegu,
(we have to go back to Daejeon first and Daegu)
Bus fee : $2.3 + $8.5
Est. time : 0.5 + 2 hrs

From Daegu - Hapcheon (Haeinsa)
Bus fee : $7
Est. time : 1.5 hrs

Haeinsa is a head temple of Korean Buddhism located in the Gaya mountains. It was first built in 802. Legend says that two Korean monks returned from China, Suneung and Ijeong, and healed King Aejang's wife of illness. In gratitude of the Buddha's mercy, the king ordered the construction of the temple. Another account, by Choe Chi-Won in 900 states that Suneung and his disciple Ijeong, gained the support of a queen dowager who converted to Buddhism and then helped to finance the construction of the temple. The temple is also one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, and represents Dharma or the Buddha's teachings. It was the home temple of the influential Rev. Seongcheol, who died in 1993.

In Haeinsa, there is a national treasure which is Tripitaka koreana.
Tripitaka Koreana is a collection of the Tripitaka (Buddhist scriptures and the Sanskrit word for "three baskets") carved onto 81,258 wooden printing blocks in the 13th century.
Proudly, it is the world's most comprehensive and oldest intact version of Buddhist canon in Hanja script, with no known errors or errata in the 53,382,960 characters which are organised in over 1496 titles and 6568 volumes. In addition, Tripitaka Koreana is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.