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Gwaneumsa Temple (Busan)

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Gwaneumsa Temple in the city center, houses a Joseon-era post-printed copy of the Lotus Sutra

Gwaneumsa Temple (Busan)

33 Jeseok-ro 79beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan
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Located in the city center, Gwaneumsa is the Busan branch of Songgwangsa of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It was founded on May 1, 1940, when the monk Illyeon built a small hut called Gwaneumsa on Seunghaksan Mountain, whose name means 'mountain riding a crane', and practiced and spread Buddhism there. Later, monks' quarters were built, followed by a Dharma hall and rear quarters, and the temple grounds were expanded; in 1984 it was registered as the Busan branch of Songgwangsa. Gwaneumsa holds volumes 4 to 7 of the Lotus Sutra (Myobeop Yeonhwagyeong), designated a Tangible Cultural Heritage of Busan Metropolitan City. Its printing blocks were based on a Lotus Sutra transcribed by the Joseon-era master calligraphers Seong Dal-saeng and his brother Seong Gae to pray for the repose of their late father, using as its source text the translation by Kumarajiva with commentary by Jiehuan.

It is a later reprint of woodblocks carved in 1405 at Ansimsa Temple on Dosolsan Mountain in Jeolla-do under the direction of the Buddhist practitioner Sinmun, and it can be seen to be a relatively recent reprint rather than a first edition. It is an incomplete set, with only the second book (volumes 4–7) of the original seven volumes in two books remaining, and the book shows some traces of water damage from moisture at the top and bottom overall. The Lotus Sutra held by Gwaneumsa was carved and printed during the reign of King Taejong in the early Joseon period, and it is a Tangible Cultural Heritage of outstanding value for Buddhist history and bibliography, providing important material for the study of early Joseon Buddhist scriptures and bibliography.

Highlights

  • 01 Houses a copy of the Lotus Sutra by a famous Joseon calligrapher
  • 02 Buddhist landmark in the city center
  • 03 Designated as a tangible cultural heritage
  • 04 Incomplete copy with 3 volumes remaining out of 7
  • 05 Historical Buddhist scripture materials

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Hours

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Always open, all year round

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35.1088, 128.9758

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  • Public Saha-gu Hall front public parking lot 10 min walk · 570 m
    First 10 min ₩300 · then ₩300 per 10 min · Daily max ₩8,000
    Weekdays 08:00~20:00 29 spaces On-street
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Lower floor 5th daily market public parking lot 12 min walk · 680 m
    First 10 min ₩200 · then ₩200 per 10 min · Daily max ₩4,700
    Weekdays 08:00~21:00 35 spaces On-street
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Lower1-dong Public Parking Lot 14 min walk · 780 m
    First 10 min ₩200 · then ₩200 per 10 min · Daily max ₩4,700
    Weekdays Open 24h 60 spaces Off-street lot
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Dangni-dong Saetbyeol Park Underground Public Parking Lot 15 min walk · 880 m
    First 10 min ₩200 · then ₩200 per 10 min · Daily max ₩4,700
    Weekdays Open 24h 40 spaces Off-street lot
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Goejeong-cheon Bokgae-ro (Hadan-dong) Public Parking Lot 17 min walk · 960 m
    First 10 min ₩200 · then ₩200 per 10 min · Daily max ₩4,700
    Weekdays 08:00~20:00 88 spaces On-street
    Directions Kakao Call

Fees and hours may change — check the signs on site. · Source: data.go.kr National Parking Standard Data, Busan Facilities Corporation

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Always open, all year round
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051-294-9300
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33 Jeseok-ro 79beon-gil, Saha-gu, Busan
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