Bongjeongsa
Sign in to saveBongjeongsa () 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 sectionsContents
- 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.
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