Bongamsa

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Bongamsa, or Bongam Temple. Unlike other temples in Korea, Bongamsa, founded in 879 during the Silla Dynasty, is open to the public for only one day of the year–on Buddha’s Birthday.

Bongamsa has 5 cultural treasures:

Jeongjindaesa Wonotap 정진대사 원오탑 (Treasure No.171)

Jijeungdaesa Jeokjotap 지증대사 적조탑 (Treasure No.137)

Jeongjindaesa Wonotapbi 정진대사 원오탑비(Treasure No.172)

Jijeungdaesa Jeokjotapbi 지증대사 적조탑비 (Treasure No.138)

Jijeungdaesa Samcheungseoktap 삼층석탑 (Treasure No.169)

The first two are stupas preserving relics of Jeongjindaesa Geung Yang (878∼956), a famous Buddhist monk in the end of the Silla era and the early period of the Goryeo era, and Jijeungdaesa Do Heon (824-882), the founder of the temple.

The third and the fourth are monuments honoring these two extraordinary Buddhist monks.

The last one, a three-story stone pagoda, has a unique finial which includes the sacred jewel, dragon jewel, and flame.


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