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Bunhwangsa () is a temple complex from the Old Silla era of Korea. It is located in Gyeongju. The temple is recorded to have been built in 634 under the auspices of Queen Seondeok. Today the temple is still used by a small group of worshipers but in its heyday, the temple covered several acres and was one of the four main temples of the Silla Kingdom used by the state to ask the Buddha to bless the kingdom. The ruins of Hwangnyongsa lay nearby. It is part of the UNESCO world heritage site Gyeongju Historic Areas.

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Vinony files it under 7th-century establishments in Korea, Buddhist temples in Gyeongju and Buildings and structures completed in the 7th century.

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Religious building.name
Bunhwangsa
Religious building.image
Korea-Gyeongju-Bunhwangsa-Three story pagoda-02.jpg
Religious building.caption
The pagoda at Bunhwangsa (2009)
Religious building.tradition
Korean Buddhism
Religious building.year_completed
634
Religious building.founded_by
Queen Seondeok of Silla
Religious building.designation1
WHS
Religious building.designation1_offname
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Religious building.designation1_number
976
Religious building.designation1_date
2000
Religious building.designation1_criteria
Cultural: (ii), (iii)
Religious building.designation2
Historic Sites of South Korea
Religious building.designation2_date
2019-02-26
Religious building.designation2_number
548
Korean name/auto.hangul
^분황사
Korean name/auto.hanja
芬皇寺
Korean name/auto.child
yes

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Located in
Wolseong-dong
Country of origin
Silla
Image
Korea-Gyeongju-Bunhwangsa-Three story pagoda-02.jpg
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Bunhwangsa
Commons category
Bunhwangsa
heritage designation
Historic sites of South Korea
native label
분황사
inception
0634-00-00
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Article · Español

Bunhwangsa (literalmente "Templo Imperial Fragante") es un complejo de templos de la época del reino de Silla en Corea.​ Su construcción data del 634 bajo el mando de la Reina Seondeok.​ Hoy en día, el templo es todavía utilizado por un pequeño grupo de fieles, pero en su apogeo el templo cubría varias hectáreas y fue uno de los cuatro principales templos del Reino de Silla utilizados por el estado para pedir la bendición de Buda.​ Las ruinas del templo Hwangnyongsa se encuentran en sus proximidades. Bunhwangsa fue declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en el año 2000 como parte del conjunto patrimonial "Zonas históricas de Gyeongiu".​

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