BEOMEOSA TEMPLE 범어사 IN BUSAN 부산
Located in the eastern foot of Mt. Geumjeong Beomeosa Temple is a historic temple of patriotism and one of the noted temples in Korea, which Beomeosa Temple produced a number of saints in its long history. It keeps a number of cultural relics such as the Three-Story Stone pagoda, Daeun-gjeon, Iljumun, Dangganjiju and Seokdeung. Geumjeong "Chongrim "(lit. Comprehensive Training Monastery), Beomeosa Temple was names from the legend which a "fish from the Brahma heaven" (kor. Beomeosa) swam in a "golden well" (kor. Geumjeong). Beomeosa Temple was built by Great Master Uisang, a leading monk at that time, in the 18th year of King Munmu of the Silla Dynasty (678 C.E.). It's is one of 25 major temples in Korea and has 11 hermitages on the mountain and more than 200 branch temples around the nation. It is also Korea's major temple of Seon practice as well as a Comprehensive Training Monastery. Daeungjeon Hall 대웅전 The Daeungjeon Hall (lit. ...