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Mireuksa

Mireuksa () was the largest Buddhist temple in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje. The temple was established in 602 by King Mu and is located 36.012083 N, 127.031028 E, modern Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The site was excavated in 1980, disclosing many hitherto unknown facts about Baekje architecture. Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda is one of two extant Baekje pagodas. It is also the largest as well as being among the oldest of all Korean pagodas.

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Religious building.name: Mireuksa
Religious building.image: 익산 미륵사지 석탑(2019년) 야경.jpg
Religious building.caption: Iksan Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda at night (2019)
Religious building.map_type: South Korea
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Buddhism
Religious building.country: South Korea
Religious building.state: North Jeolla Province
Religious building.designation1: WHS
Religious building.designation1_date: 2015
Religious building.designation1_number: 1477
Religious building.designation1_criteria: Cultural: (ii), (iii)
Religious building.designation1_parent: Baekje Historic Areas
Religious building.designation2: Historic Sites of South Korea
Religious building.designation2_date: 22 June 1966
Religious building.designation2_number: 150
Religious building.designation2_offname: Mireuksa Temple Site, Iksan
Korean name/auto.hangul: ^미륵사
Korean name/auto.hanja: 彌勒寺

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Layout
Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda (National Treasure No. 11)
Treasure No. 236
Preservation and restoration
Archaeological importance
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

The legend of the creation of Mireuksa is told in the Samguk yusa. King Mu and his queen were said to have seen a vision of Maitreya at a pond on Yonghwasan. The King promptly had the pond drained to establish the Mireuksa temple complex. The nine-storey wooden pagoda that once stood in the center of the complex is said to have been the work of Baekje master craftsman Abiji.