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Ongnyongsa Temple Site is where Seongak Guksa Doseon, a renowned eminent monk and master of geomancy from the late Unified Silla period, stayed for 35 years, taught hundreds of disciples, and entered parinirvana. The place name "Ongnyong" (Jade Dragon) is said to derive from Doseon's dharma name, "Ongnyongja." Baekgyesan Mountain (505.8M), where Ongnyongsa Temple Site is located, is a branch ridge extending from the main mountain Baegunsan (1,218M) and sits at the central part of Baegunsan. Ongnyongsa was originally a small hermitage in the late Silla period, which Doseon Guksa renovated in 864 and used as his residence. Hundreds of monks flocked to hear his dharma talks, giving rise to a school called the "Ongnyongsa Sect," and to accommodate the influx of people, an additional temple called Unamsa was built nearby. Ongnyongsa continued its presence steadily despite several fires, but after being destroyed by a fire in 1878, it was abandoned as a temple. The current Daeungjeon Hall was built in 1969. An excavation conducted by the Sunchon National University Museum confirmed building sites and over 90 inscribed stone fragments, and relics and a stone coffin presumed to be those of Doseon Guksa were discovered, shedding light on the funeral customs of eminent monks of that era. Around Ongnyongsa Temple Site, about 7,000 camellia trees form a wide colony, and within approximately 1 km are Baegunsan Natural Recreation Forest and a camping ground.
- Hours
- Always open상시 개방
- Closed
- Open year-round연중무휴
- Parking
- possible가능
- Contact
- Gwangyang City Culture and Arts Division 061-797-2418광양시 문화예술과 061-797-2418
Machine-translated from Korean. It may contain errors — the Korean original is kept next to short entries.