Waujeongsa / Wawoojongsa (와우정사) (Yongin) | buddhist temple

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Waujeongsa Buddhist Temple (also known as Wawoojeong), established in 1970 as the birthplace of the Korean Buddhist Nirvana Order, preserves the world famous lying Buddha which was made from Chinese junipers brought in from India. In addition, it preserves the world's first wooden Buddha according to the Guiness Book of Records, and the Jang-Yuk Jon and the Sang-oh Jon-bul, Buddhas made of brass.

There are over 3,000 Buddhist statues on the temple grounds, the most famous of which are the Buldu (Buddha heads) placed at the entrance and the Wabul (reclining Buddha statue) stationed in the middle of the mountain. The 8m-high Buldu is the largest of its kind and the Wabul, which is made from a juniper tree from Indonesia, is 3m in height and 12m in length. As the world’s biggest wooden Buddhist sculpture, the Buldu has been registered in the Guinness Book of Records. The temple is also home to a 5-Dhyani Buddha made of 30 tons of brass (taking decades to complete) and a bronze statue of Buddha sitting with his legs half-crossed (the largest of its kind in the nation) and the nation’s only Sakyamuni Bulgohangsang statue.

One of the other unique things about the temple is the Pagoda of Unification, located besides the stairs of the Hall of Nirvana. The pagoda is comprised of stones brought by visitors from various holy sites all over the world.

Wawoojongsa is also one of the few temples in the world where three treasures are being preserved, Buddha, Sutra and Monk are in one place.

The Temple is also the site where the 12-ton "Reunification Bell" which announced the opening of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games is kept.
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Coordinates:   37°11'39"N   127°16'40"E

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  • I just visited this temple yesterday. It was a beautiful spring day with many families enjoying the temple grounds. I had the pleasure of meeting Master Hae Gok, the founder and director of this temple, and shown some rooms not generally open to the public which contained the image of the "International Buddha" and many other Buddha images. The buildings here are beautifully made, too. I was impressed by everything.
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