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Haensa (II) - Tripitaka

The Tripitaka repository is a complex of four buildings: the Hall of Sudara, the Hall of Dhama Jewell, the House of Dong-sa-gan and the House of Seo-sa-gan. It was constructed in 1398 specially to hold a complete copy of the Tripitaka Koreana, the collected writings of Mahayana Buddhism, making Haeinsa one of the most important Buddhist Korean temples. Carved in the 13th century, the Tripitaka consists of 52,382,960 characters carved on 81,258 double-sided woodblocks in 6,802 volumes. Each block measures 70 centimeters wide and 24 centimeters long, weighing about 3,2 kilograms. It was commissioned by the government-in-exile on Ganghwa island, who undertook the carving in the midst of war with the Mongols as an act of faith intended to arouse the intervention of Buddha to Korea's cause.


The House of Tripitaka Koreana was constructed specially to keep this valuable pieces of wood. The low-decorated complex consists of four buildings of different sizes and the total number of pillars is 108, which is the Buddhist symbol of human agonies, showing us the essence of it’s religious use. Although the structure of the buildings seems simple and plain, the simplicity is calculated to preservation and to use technology harmonizing with nature perfectly. The fixed bar-windows and their distribution was studied: sizes of upper and lower windows are different, to make air circulate from bottom to upper inside the building, keeping air dry. The ground floor was digged and filled with soil mixed with charcoal, salt, clay, sand and plaster powder; then, when it rains, the ground absorbs moisture, while when it dries, moisture in the ground id emitted into air.


Although many critical moments happened since the construction of Janggyeong-gak – major fires, Japanese invasions in different periods, Korean Civil War -, it has been preserved with it’s inner treasure for more than seven hundred years.

Haiensa (I)

[Finals de novembre del 2006, Temple de Haiensa, al sud de la peninsula]

Haeinsa Temple is situated in the Gayasan National Park, in the west of Daegu city at the edge of Gyeongsang province. It holds a long history, has major relevance as one of the most important Buddhist temples of Korea and keeps many treasures, specially the Tripitaka Koreana Wood Blocks – Cultural Heritage of the world by the Unesco.
Haeinsa Temple represents the Dhama – the teachings of Buddha; its name was taken from a phrase in the Avatamsaka sutra (Flower Garland), which compares the wisdom of Buddha to a calm see. Haein means ‘reflection on a smooth sea’.

The temple was founded in 802 upon the return of monks Suneung and Ijeong from China, under the ruling of King Aejang during the Silla Period. In 903 was the first major renovation, while the famous monk Hirang was the chief of the temple. The Tripitaka Koreana was transferred from Gwanghwa to it in 1398, giving its aspect as Dhama. The second major renovation was carried out in 1488 by the senior monk Hakjo – when the Tripitaka repository was built. During 1817, a great fire caused a lot of damage; the reconstruction brought the completition of the main buildings that give its actual ambience and scale in 1818 during the late Joseon (Chosôn) dynasty. In many periods of history, auxiliary temples and Buddist monuments have been constructed around the Temple, harmonizing with nature and enhancing the Buddhist complex.

Haeinsa is the typical mountain monastery, with platforms in different heights, axes of the ground, halls and houses arranged according to Buddhist symbols, giving panoramic views showing symbolic processes of enlightenment, according to religious traditions.

Portant la canalla ...

... Baby Heros (sic).

Teteria

(Teteria aprop d'Insadong, en casa tradicional.)

Cirugies

La zona d’Apjugeon, al sud del riu que divideix la ciutat, està plena de centres de cirurgia estètica, com es veu als anuncis del metro i als que pengen de les façanes – i sí, el nom increïble té relació directa amb el negoci ...

Escultures

A través del les línies metàl·liques, dels forats o dels reflexos, algunes escultures grises temporals de la plaça del City Hall, Seül, Corea del Sud, Àsia, Març del 2007.

TokyoForum

[Recordant] Tokyo Forum, de Rafael Viñoly Architects PC i Masao Shiina Architects, a Tòquio, Japó.

'Aigua urbana'

El riu urbà – amb el seu museu, els seus reflexos, les fotografies de fa mesos.

[Per cert, alguna imatge d’aquí (la d’aquest post passat), va mes enllà del bloc i serveix de celebració del ‘dia de l’aigua’ del dijous – i l’alegria de destacar (una micona) entre les més de mil imatges presentades, n’hi ha que deuen estar farts d’haver d’explicar que no hi sóc, una imatge que estarà exposada a algun lloc de Sabadell.]

Cap de Buda

Uns caps de Buda en venta, davant d’un antiquari al mig del carrer; un diumenge amb al botiga tancada, deu pesar tant que no hi ha perill de robatori ...

mmmg

Una de les botigues de millimeter // milligram

La nit

La nit suelita; aquí també hi ha grups (australians?) de música coolfashionxupiguai – com a Barcelona –, de noms imposibles i cerveses a litres.

Catorze-de-cada-mes

Vam esquivar el ‘Valentine day’ (les botigues de coordinació de camises i corbates (¿) el van rebatejar com a ‘Valentie’s day [en anglès, tie=corbata]), el 14 del mes passat – regals de les noies als seus companys.

Esquivant el ‘White day’, avui, 14 de març – regals dels nois a les companyes, venda de paquets de regal, parelles enganxoses pels carrers.

Esquivarem – els perfectes desaparellats – el proper mes? Llavors tocarà el ‘Black day’, pels sense parella, vestits de negre, menjant blacknoodles.

I cada mes una història surrealista ... [info in english]

Repartidors de menjar

Les motocicletes dels repartidors de menjar, davant de casa – pausa amb el motor encès enmig de les seves carreres pels carrers -; en un país on ningú cuina a casa, el menjar a domicili és un negoci important - anuncis a la porta cada dia.

Osaka

[Recordant] Osaka, a la regió de Kansai. Algun edifici dubtós, centres comercials, fauna diversa, les mateixes firmes comercials que trobes a tot arreu, un aeroport cèntric i un en una illa artificial allunyada, hotels-càpsula-per-a-homes – sí, sí, existeixen, i tens alguns metres cúbics amb televisió i ràdio per passar la nit, per menys de tres-mil yens, dret a utilitzar la sauna i els hot springs despullat enmig de japonesos - sort que quan em trec les ulleres hi veig ben poquet. I també un castell reconstruït vàries vegades – amb ascensors incorporats, de formigó armat -, relativament atractiu per fora, realment insípid per dins.