Overview
Bulguksa is situated at the foot of Mount Toham (Jinheon-dong, Gyeongju city, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea). It is a temple of the head that belongs to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and encompasses six National treasures of South Korea, including the Dabotap and Seokgatap pagodas of stone, Cheongun-go (Blue Cloud Bridge) and two statues in gilt-bronze of Buddha. The temple is designated in the category of Historic and Scenic Site No. 1. This is by The South Korean government.[1] In 1995, Bulguksa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Seokguram Grotto, which lies just four kilometres to the east.
The temple is regarded as a work of art from the golden period of Buddhist art within the Silla kingdom. It is the main building of district 11 of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.
The earliest woodblock print that exists of them is the Dharani sutra which was printed between 704 and 751 and was discovered in 1966. The Buddhist Text was originally printed on an 8 cm x 325 cm (3.1 in 248.0) 248.0 in the) scroll of mulberry paper.
