Beomeosa is one of the head temples of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Cheongnyeongnopo-dong, Geumjeong District, Busan, South Korea. Built on the slopes of the mountain Geumjeongsan, it is one of the country's best known temples.
The temple during the fall (2021)
Treasure 250 - Beomeosa Three Story Stone Pagoda built some time between 826-836, during the Silla era.
Treasure 434 - Beomeosa Daeungjeon, the main temple hall, built in 1614 after the temple was burned down during the Japanese invasions. Major remodellings of this building were undertaken in 1713, 1814 and 1871.
Tangible Cultural Asset 2 - Beomeosa Iljumun. The first gate to the temple, called the "One-Pillar Gate", because when viewed from the side the gate appears to be supported by a single pillar symbolizing the one true path of enlightenment which supports the world, built originally in 1614.
The Jogye Order, officially the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, is the representative order of traditional Korean Buddhism with roots that date back 1200 years to the Later Silla National Master Doui, who brought Seon and the practice taught by the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng, from China around 820 CE. The name of the Order, Jogye, was adopted from the name of the village where Patriarch Huineng's home temple, Nanhua Temple, is located,.
Kyong Ho Seong-Wu, 75th Patriarch
