Valley of Gwaneumsa Temple Daegu
South Korea - Daegu - Incheon - Jeju - Seoul - Daejeon
The temple is situated in the vicinity of the Tamna Valley. At the entrance of the beautiful valley of Mt. Hallasan lays the temple of Gwaneumsa, regarded as the headquarters of Jogyejong Sect of Buddhism in Daegu. The splendid building atop the valley was constructed in 1964. The new building replaced the old one which was ruined by a fire. The temple is also the pride destination for many hikers who simply loves the way up to the exciting destination of Mt. Hallasan.
The "Tamraji" by Yi Won-jin has traces of many temples and Shaman in Daegu. The city of South Korea has developed gradually as one of the most sort out cities which have a wonderful display of the temples and other religious and philosophical representations. The city is regarded as the place of Hope in the country. The religious beliefs and the philosophy attached to the place is sometimes upheld for being the reason of ‘Hope’ being connoted the place.
The faith in Buddhism of Jeju gradually developed with the presence of the temples, the topography and the climate which has synchronized to the tunes of the popular beliefs. The Valley of Gwaneumsa temple, Daegu has reinforced the faith of the Jeju Buddhism in the region into the people of the place. The book named Donggukyejiseungram bears the Valley of Gwaneumsa temple, Daegun as its cover story. Many undisclosed information can be accessed from the book.
Previously the Valley of Gwaneumsa temple, Daegu was located in the Jocheon inlet, later it was established by Anbongryeogwan a Buddhist monk at its present place.
