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Bulguksa
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Bulguksa () is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Bulguksa
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhism
- Religious building.image
- Lotus Flower Bridge and Seven Treasure Bridge at Bulguksa in Gyeongju, Korea.jpg
- Religious building.location
- Gyeongju, South Korea
- Religious building.sect
- Jogye Order
- Religious building.designation1
- WHS
- Religious building.designation1_offname
- Bulguksa Temple
- Religious building.designation1_parent
- Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
- Religious building.designation1_criteria
- Cultural: i, iv
- Religious building.designation1_number
- 736
- Religious building.designation1_date
- 1995
- Religious building.designation2
- Historic Sites of South Korea
- Religious building.designation2_number
- 502
- Religious building.designation2_date
- 2009-12-21
- Religious building.designation2_offname
- Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^불국사
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 佛國寺
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Structure
- Official treasures
- National Treasures No. 20 and 21
- National Treasure No. 22
- National Treasure No. 23
- National Treasure No. 26
- National Treasure No. 27
- Treasure No. 61
- See also
- References
- External links
Bulguksa () is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge), and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha. The temple is classified as Historic and Scenic Site No. 1 by the South Korean government. In 1995, Bulguksa and the nearby Seokguram Grotto were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bulguksa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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