Hwaeomsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It is located on the slopes of Jirisan, in Masan-myeon, Gurye County, in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Hwaeomsa Temple in South Korea
Image: Hwaeomsagakhwangjeonapseokdeung (Stone lantern in front of Gakhwangjeon Hall of Hwaeomsa Temple)
Image: Korea Mountain Jirisan Hwaeomsa 02
Image: Korea Mountain Jirisan Hwaeomsa 03
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