Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul

Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul is one of the most famous temples in the country, which draws many tourists to its structural beauty and religious practices. History says that Buddhism in Korea was severely curbed during the Joseon Dynasty. Luckily enough, Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul sustained this period and gathered support of Queen Monjeong to emerge as the main temple of the Seon (Zen) sect of Buddhism in Korea. It also served as the center of the Buddhist National Exam from 1552 and 1564. Bongeunsa Temple was earlier known as Gyeonseongsa Temple at the east of King Seongjong's royal mausoleum and was based near the royal mausoleum till it was shifted to the present site in King Myeongjong's reign.

Fast Facts of Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul

  -   Location: Bongeunsa Temple, No. 73, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
  -   Avail of Bus no. 361, 680, 2225, 2411, 2413, 3411, 3415, 4411, and 4428
  -   For more information, contact Korea Travel Phone +82-2-1330, Bongeunsa Temple Office +82-2-545-1448
  -   Opening Hours: 4a.m.- 9p.m. due to monks praying hours.

Facilities of Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul

  -   Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul is located in Gangnam-gu in Seoul

 -   Built in 794 during the reign of King Wonseong, this temple was built by the monk Yeon-hoe on the slope of Sudo Mountain in Samseong-dong.

 -   Several parts of Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul were ruined by a fire during the Korean War in 1939.

 -   Later many refurbishments were added to the temple so that Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul could be built into an extensive complex.

 -   Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul also offers a "Temple Stay Program" in which you will be allowed to live a monk's life for a few hours.

 -   You will find 3,479 Buddhist scriptures of 13 varieties including the works of Kim Jeong-hee in Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul.

 -   Even the Buddhist ceremony called Jeongdaebulsa is organized in Bongeunsa Temple in Seoul every September so that the monks rally with the scriptures on their heads while chanting the Beopseongge or the Buddhist rites.