- Hwaeomsa
Infobox Korean name
hangul=화엄사
hanja=華嚴寺
rr=Hwaeomsa
mr=HwaŏmsaHwaeomsa (syllables: "hwa-eom-sa") is a head temple of the
Jogye Order ofKorean Buddhism . It is located on the slopes ofJiri-san , inMasan-myeon ,Gurye County , in the province ofJeollanam-do ,South Korea . It was constructed under theSilla dynasty in 544, burned down during the Seven Year War in the 1590s, and rebuilt thereafter.Four
national treasures of South Korea are located within the temple. These include an ancient stone lantern and a three-storied stone pagoda supported by four stone lions.Gallery
ee also
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Ssanggyesa , another major temple on Jiri-san
*Hwaeom
*List of Korea-related topics
*Religion in South Korea
*Korean Buddhist temples External links
* [http://www.hwaeomsa.org/ Official site, in Korean]
* [http://english.tour2korea.com/03Sightseeing/DestinationsByRegions/Depth04.asp?sight=Sightseeing&Sightseeing_ID=230&Address_1=32863&Address_2=30914&konum=1&kosm=m2_1 Tour2Korea profile]
* [http://www.san-shin.net/Jiri-Hwaeom-1.html David A. Mason's 4 pages on Hwaeom-sa and its associated Hermitages]
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