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| Samgwangsa | |
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 Samgwangsa Temple, founded at the foot of Baekyangsan Mountain | |
  Location within South Korea | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
 Interactive map of Samgwangsa | |
| Coordinates | 35°10′29″N 129°02′37″E / 35.174761°N 129.043669°E |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 삼광사 |
| Hanja | 三光寺 |
| RR | Samgwangsa |
| MR | Samgwangsa |
Samgwangsa Temple (Korean: 삼광사) is the second temple of the Korean Buddhist Cheontae Order,[1] located in Choeup-dong, Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea.[2]
Jigwanjeon is a Buddhist community center featuring a multipurpose hall that can accommodate approximately 10,000 visitors at a time.[3] CNN has selected this place as one of the 50 most beautiful must-see spots in South Korea.[3]
Background of the construction
[edit]On October 27, 1970, great patriarch Sangwol Wongak attended a Buddhist service at the Busan Education Hall in Choryang-dong, Dong-gu, Busan Metropolitan City. In front of an audience of about 1,000 devotees, he requested that a Buddhist hall and a grand temple capable of accommodating about 10,000 people at once be built in the port city of Busan.[1]
In 1986, the temple, newly constructed in Choeup-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan Metropolitan City, was named Samgwangsa by the great master Nam Dae-chung.[1]
Features
[edit]Founding of a temple with a multi-story quarters building for the monks
[edit]| Beopha Sammaedang | |
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법화삼매당 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Cheontae |
| Location | |
| Location | Busan, South Korea |
| State | Sangha residence |
| Architecture | |
| Style | structure type with simple bracket set, tapered column, protruding railing |
| Groundbreaking | 1985 |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Specifications | |
| Width | approximately 1,700 pyeong |
| Height (max) | 5-story |
| Materials | reinforced concrete |
Samgwangsa Temple is a massive Buddhist complex situated on a site of approximately 115,500 m2 (about 35,000 pyeong), with a total floor area of approximately 16,500 m2 (5,000 pyeong). It features the Daeungbojeon, measuring about 330 m2 (about 100 pyeong), and the Jigwanjeon, a multipurpose Buddhist hall with a total floor area of approximately 9,900 m2 (3,000 pyeong), which can accommodate over 10,000 people simultaneously for grand Buddhist ceremonies and various cultural and artistic events.[1] Jigwanjeon is a five-story building in the traditional Korean style, constructed of reinforced concrete and featuring a hip-and-gable roof.[4]
The Beopha Sammaedang is a five-story, traditional Korean-style building constructed of reinforced concrete and is the largest monks’ quarters (寮舍齋) of its kind.[5]
The largest stone pagoda in East Asia
[edit]The Great Treasure Pagoda of 53 Buddhas, 8-Sided and 9-Story, is the largest stone pagoda in East Asia and houses 10 Buddha relics donated by Tibet, Myanmar, and India.[6]
This is a nine-story, eight-sided Great Pagoda housing 53 Buddha statues, built to pray for world peace and reunification of North and South Korea.[7]
Gallery
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Daebotap, the Great Treasure Pagoda of 8-side and 9-story with 53-Buddha carvings
Jigwanjeon, The Hall of Samadha Vipassana
The multi-storied main pagoda of Samgwangsa temple
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Statue of Sea
Stone Maitreya Buddha Triad
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "삼광사". The Encyclopedia of Busan History and Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "형형색색 화려한 연등으로 마음을 사로잡는 삼광사 연등축제". 이야기리포트 (in Korean). Busan Metropolitan City. 17 May 2020.
- 1 2 "삼광사". 추천명소 (in Korean). Busanjin District Office. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "삼광사 지관전". The Encyclopedia of Busan History and Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "삼광사 법화삼매당". The Encyclopedia of Busan History and Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "삼광사 오십삼존불 팔면 구층 대보탑". The Encyclopedia of Busan History and Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ↑ "CNN 선정 아름다운 곳, 삼광사 연등축제 열려". 통합 공지사항 (in Korean). Busan Metropolitan City. 18 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- Samgwangsa (in Korean)