Samgwangsa

Korea (South) / Pusan / Choeup-dong, San 131
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Samgwangsa (Samgwang Buddhist temple), meaning "Three rays of light from Buddha", originally known as the Gwangmyoung Temple, was built in 1969 and expaned in 1982. The temple has the capacity to accommodate 10,000 worshipers at once.

The nine-storied pagoda, Daebotap, has 53 Buddhas carved on the eight sides of the pagoda.

Samgwangsa is one of the most significant Buddhist temples in Busan and belongs to the Cheontae Order of Korean Buddhism.




www.samkwangsa.or.kr/english/default.htm
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Coordinates:   35°10'28"N   129°2'37"E
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