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Bongjeongsa () is a Korean Buddhist temple on the slopes of Mount Cheondeung in Andong city, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is a subsidiary temple of Gounsa, the head temple of the 16th branch of Jogye Order.

Key facts

UNESCO World Heritage Site.WHS
Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Image
안동봉정사전경.jpg
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Location
Andong, Republic of Korea
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria
Cultural: iii
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
1562-3
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Year
2018
UNESCO World Heritage Site.locmapin
South Korea
Korean name/auto.image
Korea-Andong-Bongjeongsa_3040-06_Geungnakjeon.JPG
Korean name/auto.caption
Geungnakjeon - The oldest wooden building in Korea with the 3-storied pagoda in front at Bongjeongsa.
Korean name/auto.hangul
^봉정사
Korean name/auto.hanja
鳳停寺

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Origin
  • Treasures
  • National Treasure #15
  • National Treasure #311
  • Treasure #448
  • Treasure #449
  • Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Heritage #325
  • Gyeongsangbuk-do Cultural Heritage #182
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Bongjeongsa () is a Korean Buddhist temple on the slopes of Mount Cheondeung in Andong city, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is a subsidiary temple of Gounsa, the head temple of the 16th branch of Jogye Order.

At 1,650 m²/17,760 ft², Bongjeongsa is the largest temple in Andong, and is the site of the oldest wooden building, Geungnakjeon, in Korea. There are 10 buildings at the main temple and a total of 9 other buildings at Bongjeongsa's two sub temples found to the east and west of the main temple complex.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bongjeongsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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