Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
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5. Beopjusa
Established in 553 CE
This temple, whose name means “place where the Buddha's teachings reside,” is a major temple nestled in the foothills of Mt. Songnisan (lit. “mountain removed from the secular world”). The temple preserves Korea's only remaining five-story wooden pagoda hall named Palsangjeon (National Treasure), as well as a number of other important national and cultural treasures. Consequently, the temple is regarded as a living museum. As a major center of Maitreya Buddha worship, the temple is home to a towering bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha which was established with the support of a number of citizens.
- Address
- 405 Beopjusa-roi, Songnisan-myeon, Boeun-gun, North Chungcheong Province
- Homepage
- beopjusa.org/kor
