Daeheungsa

Daeheungsa
Korean name
Hangul	대흥사
Hanja	大興寺
Revised Romanization	Daeheungsa
McCune–Reischauer	Taehŭngsa

Daeheungsa, sometimes called Daedunsa, is the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is located on the slopes of Duryunsan in Samsan-myeon, Haenam County, in the province of Jeollanam-do near the southern limit of South Korea. It is believed to date to the Three Kingdoms period, although no exact record of its founding has survived.

The temple is known as a historical center of Korean tea culture.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Korean Buddhist temples
• Religion in South Korea

External links

• Official site
• KoreaTemple profile