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Woljeongsa Temple is located in the forest of the valley east of Mt. Odaesan, and it is composed of 60 temples and 8 monasteries made into one large temple.
Woljeongsa Temple was established by Monk Ja Jang (590~658). At Woljeongsa Temple there is the Seongbo Museum where you can view the Buddhist culture of the Goryeo Dynasty (918~1392), the Octagon shaped 9-story pagoda, also called as the Sari-pagoda (relic pagoda), and the Stone Seated Buddha figure. Also there is the Jeokmyeolbogung where Buddha's bones are said to be preserved, and the large sermon hall Jeokgwangjeon Pavilion.
Usually in a Jeokgwangjeon Pavilion the Vairocana figure is enshrined, but it is interesting that the Sakyamuni figure is enshrined at Jeokgwangjeon Pavilion at Woljeong temple.
Woljeongsa Temple of today was restored after the Korean war in 1950 when the Chilbulbojeon, Yeongsanjeon, Gwaneungjeon, Jinyeonggak and 17 other buildings were burned. Many cultural assets and historic data were lost at this time. The Silla Dongjong, which was excavated from the Seonrimwon site in Yangyang-gun, was also lost.
The Budo site (relic site) and sagoji (historic document storage) is nearby Woljeongsa Temple. The Budo site is a 15-minute walk from the Woljeongsa Temple to its location at the Sangwonsa Temple, just before crossing the Banya Bridge. Here there are 22 pagodas that hold the remains of the monks who had lived here. Sagoji is an hour’s walk from Woljeongsa Temple towards Sangwonsa near Yeonggamsa Temple.
Woljeongsa Temple was established by Monk Ja Jang (590~658). At Woljeongsa Temple there is the Seongbo Museum where you can view the Buddhist culture of the Goryeo Dynasty (918~1392), the Octagon shaped 9-story pagoda, also called as the Sari-pagoda (relic pagoda), and the Stone Seated Buddha figure. Also there is the Jeokmyeolbogung where Buddha's bones are said to be preserved, and the large sermon hall Jeokgwangjeon Pavilion.
Usually in a Jeokgwangjeon Pavilion the Vairocana figure is enshrined, but it is interesting that the Sakyamuni figure is enshrined at Jeokgwangjeon Pavilion at Woljeong temple.
Woljeongsa Temple of today was restored after the Korean war in 1950 when the Chilbulbojeon, Yeongsanjeon, Gwaneungjeon, Jinyeonggak and 17 other buildings were burned. Many cultural assets and historic data were lost at this time. The Silla Dongjong, which was excavated from the Seonrimwon site in Yangyang-gun, was also lost.
The Budo site (relic site) and sagoji (historic document storage) is nearby Woljeongsa Temple. The Budo site is a 15-minute walk from the Woljeongsa Temple to its location at the Sangwonsa Temple, just before crossing the Banya Bridge. Here there are 22 pagodas that hold the remains of the monks who had lived here. Sagoji is an hour’s walk from Woljeongsa Temple towards Sangwonsa near Yeonggamsa Temple.
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63-1 Dongsan-ri, Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Phone number
+82-33-330-6800
Opening Hours
- Mon
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
- Tue
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
- Wed
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
- Thu
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
- Fri
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
- Sat
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
- Sun
- 05:00 ~ 21:00
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Adult 2,500won
Youth 1,000won
Children 400won
Youth 1,000won
Children 400won
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Bianka N
Unfortunately, I cannot say anything good about this templestay. On the official website we booked a FOREIGNER ONLY stay but when we arrived the staff spoke 5 words of English combined. The entire programme was in Korean and we did not understand anything nor could participate in any of the activities. We did not learn anything about Buddhism, the temple or monk life as was advertised to us. When we refused to pay full price for this, the staff didn't admit any fault on their side (even though they openly lied about their services). I would NOT recommend this stay to any tourists visiting Korea. We spent €250 coming here for 2 days of wasted time with nothing to show for it. These people just see you as walking wallets and don't care about your experience at all, which is a very sad thing to see. If you are not Korean, save yourself some time and money and DO NOT come here. Or you'll be disappointed.