Wolgwangsa Temple Site, Jecheon

Wolgwangsa Temple (月光寺) was the place where Seon Master Won-rang (圓朗禪師, 816–883), a disciple of the Venerable Nanghye and closely tied to the Seongju Mountain school of Seon Buddhism, resided and played an important part in spreading and developing Seon Buddhism in this region. It is a site of historical and cultural significance, associated with the Stupa Stele for Seon Master Won-rang at Wolgwangsa Temple Site, Jecheon — a treasure — and the Stele Inscribed with Sanskrit Letters of the Daebuljeongju Dharani in Songgye-ri, Jecheon, a provincial Tangible Cultural Heritage. Among the many temples and temple sites of the Chungbuk region, it holds important academic significance as a temple of the late Silla period whose absolute date can be fixed with certainty.

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Where it is

Region

Jecheon, Chungbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물