Inwangsa

Inwangsa

Infobox Korean name


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Inwangsa is a Buddhist temple of the Bonwon Order in Mt. Inwangsan, Seoul, South Korea. It is located at San 2 Muak-dong, in the Jongno-gu area of the city. When King Taejo of Joseon Dynasty established the capital city in Seoul, he assigned Josaeng (조생 祖生), a monk of Buddhist temple affiliated to the royal court as the head monk of the new temple to establish it at the site. [cite web|url=http://koreatemple.net/korea_temple/traditional_temple/history/view.asp?temple_seq=2569&category_id=7 |title=The history of the foundation |publisher=Koreatemple.net |language=Korean |accessdate=2008-05-05]

ee also

*List of Buddhist temples in Seoul
*Korean Buddhism

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