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Myosimsa Temple (Busan)

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Myosimsa Temple, a city temple located in Toseong-dong, Seo-gu

Myosimsa Temple (Busan)

671 Mangyang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan
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● Opens at 06:00
06:00–18:00
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Myosimsa Temple (Busan) Overview

Myosimsa Temple was founded in 1888 under the name Daeseongsa in what is now Toseong-dong, Seo-gu. From 1912, during the Japanese occupation, it served as a propagation hall of the Rinzai (Imje) school. The temple was run by Japanese people and, after liberation, was even sold to Christians; at that time some devotees moved the temple's sacred Buddhist treasures to the current site, and around the 1960s they brought a seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue, a seated Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue, a Buddhist bell and a bell pavilion and re-founded the temple as Myosimsa. Myosimsa is an urban temple along the Sanbok-doro in Sujeong-dong, Dong-gu, with a sweeping view of Busan Port. The grounds contain the Daeungjeon (main hall), the Samseonggak and a bell pavilion. The Daeungjeon is five bays wide and three bays deep, with an ikgong-style hip-and-gable roof. In the Daeungjeon, a gilt-bronze seated Sakyamuni Buddha is attended on the left and right by Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattvas. There are also a painting of Ksitigarbha and the Ten Kings and a painting of the guardian deities, both made in 1946. Beside the Daeungjeon stands a standing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue holding a child, enclosed in a protective glass shelter. Behind it, at the top of a flight of stairs, is the Samseonggak. Inside the Samseonggak are a Chilseong (Seven Stars) painting, a Mountain Spirit painting and a 30 cm-tall seated stone figure that appears to have been made in the modern era. Next to the standing Ksitigarbha statue is a modern L-shaped monks' quarters.

Highlights

  • 01 A temple in the city
  • 02 Traces of history
  • 03 Gilt bronze statue of Sakyamuni
  • 04 The beauty of Samseonggak Hall
  • 05 Modern monk quarters

Details

Parking Available (free)

Hours

Same daily
06:00–18:00 (Open year-round)

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35.1268, 129.0395

Restaurants nearby

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Places to stay nearby

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Parking

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Parking at this place Available (free)

  • Public Sugyo Park-ro, 1st No-ang 3 min walk · 190 m
    Free
    Weekdays 00:00~23:00 20 spaces On-street
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Sugang 4-dong 4 min walk · 210 m
    First 10 min ₩100 · then ₩100 per 10 min · Daily max ₩2,400
    Weekdays Open 24h 38 spaces Off-street lot
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Sugang 1-dong 4 min walk · 220 m
    First 10 min ₩100 · then ₩100 per 10 min · Daily max ₩2,400
    Weekdays Open 24h 53 spaces Off-street lot
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Sujong 2-dong 7 min walk · 430 m
    First 10 min ₩100 · then ₩100 per 10 min · Daily max ₩2,400
    Weekdays Open 24h 28 spaces Off-street lot
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Sujong-2-dong, 2nd Public Area 8 min walk · 440 m
    First 10 min ₩100 · then ₩100 per 10 min · Daily max ₩2,400
    Weekdays Open 24h 40 spaces Off-street lot
    Directions Kakao Call
  • Public Sujeong 2-dong, 3rd Public 9 min walk · 530 m
    First 10 min ₩300 · then ₩300 per 10 min · Daily max ₩8,000
    Weekdays Open 24h 72 spaces Off-street lot
    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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06:00–18:00 (Open year-round)
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051-467-2390
Where is Myosimsa Temple (Busan) located? (address)
671 Mangyang-ro, Dong-gu, Busan
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