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Munmyo (more specifically Seoul Munmyo or Seonggyungwan Munmyo) is Korea's primary temple of Confucius ("munmyo" is also the general Korean term for a temple of Confucius). It is located in central Seoul, South Korea, on the campus of Sungkyunkwan University. Munmyo houses a shrine to Confucius known as Daeseongjeon, or "Hall of Great Achievement."
Temple Hangul Hanja Established Location Type Link Gamnoam: 감로암 甘 露 庵: 1912 15 Chungsin-dong, Jongno-gu: Jogye Order: Gaeunsa: 개운사 開 運 寺: 1396 15 Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu: Jogye Order: Gyeongguksa: 경국사 慶 國 寺: 1325 753 Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu: Jogye Order: Gwaneumsa: 관음사 觀 音 寺: presumed in 895 ...
The Hoeamsa Temple in Yangju was built between 1374 and 1376 upon earlier structures. It was a temple of Seon, a Korean branch of the Zen Buddhism. This religious school flourished in Korea in the 14th century but declined under the Joseon Dynasty and the temple was closed in the 16th century. Although it fell into disrepair, the site layout ...
Heungcheonsa (Korean: 흥천사) is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Donam-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea.. Daebang Hall, one of the buildings in the temple, is a National Registered Cultural Heritage of South Korea.
This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas' in South Korea for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location. Daejeon [ edit ]
Seoul, [b] officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, [c] is the capital and largest city of South Korea.The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, [8] emerged as the world's sixth largest metropolitan economy in 2022, trailing behind Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and New York, and hosts more than half of South Korea's population.
A few temples are still in use and they are considered National Treasures. Though few temples in large cities survived the US carpet bombings of the Korean War, many still survive in rural areas, and some of the more famous, large temples destroyed have since been rebuilt (such as the Ryongtongsa and Singyesa). All in all, there are 300 temples ...
Hinduism (힌두교 Hindugyo) is practiced among South Korea's small Indian and Nepali immigrant community. However, Hindu traditions such as Yoga and Vedanta have attracted interest among young Koreans. Hindu temples in South Korea are mostly concentrated in Gyeonggi Province and the metropolitan city of Seoul. Here is a list of Hindu temples ...