Bongeunsa
Sign in to saveBongeunsa () is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 794 during the reign of King Wonseong by State Preceptor Yeonhoe (), then the highest ranking monk of Silla. The temple was originally named Gyeonseongsa (). It is located on the slope of Sudo Mountain, across the street from the COEX Mall.
Key facts
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- Bongeunsa
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- 봉은사
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- ko
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- Bongeunsa Seoul 5.jpg
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- Mireuk Daebul statue of the bodhisattva Maitreya at Bongeunsa (2022)
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
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- Korean Buddhism
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- Religious building.location
- Samseong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul
- Religious building.country
- South Korea
- Religious building.architecture_type
- temple
- Religious building.architecture_style
- Korean Buddhist temples
- Religious building.founded_by
- Yeonhoeguksa ()
- Religious building.established
- 794 (Silla)
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- History
- Joseon Dynasty
- Korean Empire to Japanese occupation
- Destruction and reconstruction
- Tourism
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Bongeunsa () is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Samseong-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 794 during the reign of King Wonseong by State Preceptor Yeonhoe (), then the highest ranking monk of Silla. The temple was originally named Gyeonseongsa (). It is located on the slope of Sudo Mountain, across the street from the COEX Mall.
==History== ===Joseon Dynasty=== During the Joseon period, Buddhism in Korea was severely suppressed. However, The temple began to be known as Bongeunsa when it was reconstructed in 1498 under the patronage of Queen Jeonghyeon, a Joseon Queen. The term Bongeunsa means the act of honoring the king, which here can be understood as taking the form of praying for king Seongjong's eternal life.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bongeunsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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