Baekyangsa (백양사)

Korea (South) / Chollabuk / Chongup / Yaksu-ri, 20
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Baekyangsa, or Baekyang Buddishist Temple, was built in 632 C.E. by Zen Master Yeohwan during the Baekje Era.

Baekyangsa means "white sheep," (where even a sheep can perceive the truth) and refers to a legend from the Goryeo period in which a white sheep came down from the mountain to listen to a sermon, and was sufficiently enlightened that it was able to ascend into Paradise.
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Coordinates:   35°26'18"N   126°53'0"E
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