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Bongwonsa
Bongwonsa (Korean: 봉원사; also Bongwon Temple) is a South Korean Buddhist temple in Bongwon-dong, Seodaemun District, Seoul, South Korea.
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Doseonsa
Doseonsa (Korean: 도선사) is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Seoul, South Korea, named after its supposed founder, Doseon.
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Geumseonsa
Geumseonsa (Korean: 금선사) is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Seoul, South Korea. Believed to have been established before 1405, it is located in 196-1 Gugi-dong in the Jongno District area of…
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Baengnyeonsa
Baengnyeon Temple (Korean: 백련사) is a Buddhist temple located in Doam-myeon, Gangjin county, South Jeolla province, South Korea. Its name means 'White Lotus temple'.
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Wongaksa (Gwangju)
temple in Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Korea
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Gamsansa
Gamsansa refers to a Korean Buddhist temple established during the country's Unified Silla dynasty. Save for a partially reconstructed pagoda, none of the original temple structures survive.
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Haeinsa Temple and Tripitaka Koreana
Silla 802 CE; Joseon reconstruction 1488 · Korean Seon (Zen) Buddhist
Haeinsa – head Seon temple on Gayasan (founded 802) whose Janggyeong Panjeon (1488) depositories preserve the 81,258-block Tripitaka Koreana (UNESCO Memory of World) carved 1237–1248 against Mongols.
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Seokguram Grotto & Bulguksa Temple
Silla Unified · Silla (Kim Dae-seong)
Seokguram Grotto & Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea is a Silla Unified temple complex attributed to Silla (Kim Dae-seong) culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 736).
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Baekje Mireuksa Temple West Pagoda Base
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional · Classical
Baekje Mireuksa Temple West Pagoda Base in Jeollabuk, Iksan, South Korea is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical.
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Hwangnyongsa Temple Site
Three Kingdoms Silla 553–668 → Unified Silla 668–935 → Goryeo 935–1238 · Silla state Buddhism (Hwangnyongsa doctrinal)
Hwangnyongsa — largest Silla temple (553–1238 CE) 800 m north Wolseong, Gyeongju plain, excavated 1976–83 CHA (Gyeongju Institute).
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Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Unified Silla 751 CE (King Gyeongdeok reign) · Silla Korean Buddhist (Hwaeom)
Silla artificial cave-shrine (751 CE) on Tohamsan summit, commissioned by Kim Dae-seong, housing 3.48 m granite Vairocana surrounded by 40 meticulously sculpted bodhisattvas and guardians in 3.6 m…