Mangwolsa Temple

Mangwolsa has the longest history of the ten temples in Namhansanseong Fortress and was built before the fortress walls which eventually surrounded it. Originally, it went by the name of Mangwolam hermitage during the Goryeo Period. It is said that the Buddha statue and a copy of the Lotus Sutra written in gold were moved to this temple from Jeongeuisa Temple when King Taejo, the founder of Joseon, decided to move the capital to Hangyang(Seoul) and had Jeongeuisa torn down and the items from it moved to Mangwolsa.

19 Sanseong-ri, Jungbu-myeon, Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

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