Jeondeungsa
Oldest extant Buddhist temple in Korea
37°37′55.1″N 126°29′03.7″E / 37.631972°N 126.484361°E / 37.631972; 126.484361전등사
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Jeondeungsa (Korean: 전등사) is a Buddhist temple located on Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea. It is the oldest extant Buddhist temple in the entire Korean peninsula,[1][2] having been founded in the year 381, during the Goguryeo period.[3]
The entirety of the temple is located within the Samnang Fortress [ko].[2]
Jeondeungsa participates in the Templestay program, in which visitors can stay at the temple and experience Buddhist culture.[4]
Gallery
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Inside Daeungjeon, the main worship hall (2013) -
The Yaksajeon hall, where the Medicine Buddha is enshrined (2013) -
Monk and Templestay guests walk up a wooded path in the temple (2008) -
Temple courtyard (2020) -
Wooden figure of a naked woman on the roof (2012) -
Inside one of the halls (2020)
References
- ^ Rose, Cathy Rose A.; Han, Sang-hee (3 July 2008). "Night at the Temple". The Korea Times. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Jeondeungsa". eng.templestay.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Touring Incheon's Buddhist temples". eng-itour.incheon.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Jeondeungsa Templestay program". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
External links
- Jeondeungsa temple official website
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