Inwangsa

Inwangsa
Korean name
Hangul 인왕사
Hanja 仁王寺
Revised Romanization Inwangsa
McCune–Reischauer Inwangsa

Inwangsa is a Buddhist temple of the Bonwon Order in Mt. Inwangsan, Seoul, South Korea. It is located at San 2 Muak-dong, in the Jongno-gu area of the city. When King Taejo of Joseon Dynasty established the capital city in Seoul, he assigned Josaeng (조생 祖生), a monk of Buddhist temple affiliated to the royal court as the head monk of the new temple to establish it at the site.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The history of the foundation" (in Korean). Koreatemple.net. http://koreatemple.net/korea_temple/traditional_temple/history/view.asp?temple_seq=2569&category_id=7. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

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