Beopjusa
Sign in to saveBeopjusa (, or Beopju temple), is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is situated on the slopes of Songnisan, within Songnisan National Park, in Naesongni-myeon, Boeun County, in the province of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Beopjusa
- Religious building.native_name
- 법주사
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- Beopjusa temple grounds.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- View of Beopjusa Temple in South Korea
- Religious building.location
- 405 Beopjusa-ro Boeun-gun North Chungcheong Province ()
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
- Religious building.country
- South Korea
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- yes
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- 14
- Religious building.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^법주사
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 法住寺
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Korean Buddhist temple
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- North Chungcheong
- Area
- 190.03
- Dedicated to
- Maitreya
- Image
- Korea-Boeun-Beopjusa Palsangjeon and Bell Pavilion 1765-06.JPG
- Religious order
- Jogye Order
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- Commons category
- Beopjusa
- inception
- 0553-00-00
- native label
- 法住寺
- heritage designation
- Historic sites of South Korea
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Beopjusa (, or Beopju temple), is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is situated on the slopes of Songnisan, within Songnisan National Park, in Naesongni-myeon, Boeun County, in the province of North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
It was initially constructed in 553 by Silla monk Uisin. It has been historically associated with Beopsang thought, and the worship of the Maitreya Buddha.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beopjusa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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