Jogyesa Temple in Seoul
South Korea - Daegu - Incheon - Jeju - Seoul - Daejeon
Fast Facts of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul
- Location: 45-beonji, Gyeongji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Contact: Jogyesa Temple +82-2-732-2183~4 (Kor)
- Homepage:http://international.jogyesa.or.kr/english/index.asp (Eng, Kor)
- Hours: 24 hrs / Daeungjeon and Geungnakjeon 4 a.m.- 9 p.m.
Facilities of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul
- Jogyesa Temple in Seoul is known as the center of
Zen Buddhism in Korea.
- If you want to reach Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, take
the streets of Jongno towards Anguk Subway Station.
- The green trees including baeksong tree, enlisted
as a national monument of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul will mesmerize you.
- In fact, the locus tree of 26-meter of height, offers
shade to the pilgrims and creates a mystic effect in summer.
- The Daeungjeon, is the main building of Jogyesa Temple
in Seoul, which was built in 1938. You will also find a 7-story stone pagoda
with Jinsinsari in front of the Daeungjeon building.
- Jogyesa Temple in Seoul may not have a beautiful
setting or a grave religious ambience but it is well-networked with the neighborhood.
- As you walk around the sidewalks of Jogyesa Temple
in Seoul, you will find many Buddhist specialty shops displaying prayer beads,
Buddhist writings, incense, souvenirs like dolls and key chains.