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Cheongryangsa, Mount Cheongryang - Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea (Buddhist Temple)

by Steve | Jun 22, 2015 | 218 | 8

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Bonghwa Buddhist Temple Cheongnyangsa Cheongryangjeongsa Cheongryangsan North Gyeongsang Province South Korea
Cheongryangsa (temple) was built in 663 by the great monk Wonhyo in the valley between Yeonhwabong and Geumtapbong (peaks) on Mount Cheongryang in, what is now, Cheongryangsan Provincial Park. According to the principles of feng shui, the area is an ideal place for a temple with the 12 mountain peaks surrounding the temple like the petals of a lotus flower. The temple is home to two precious historical relics; one is the signboard of Yuribojeon that King Gongmin of Goryeo (dynasty) penned and the other is Jibul. Yuribojeon is the hall where Yaksa-yorae-bul (the Medicine Buddha Statute) is housed and Jibul is a Buddha statute made of paper that is surfaced with gold. Cheongryangjeongsa (hermitage), Eungjinjeon (hermitage), Chongmyeongsu (spring), Eopungdae (point), Gimsaenggul (cave), and Cheongryangsan Sky Bridge can also all be found on Mount Cheongryang.