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Buseoksa 부석사

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Buseoksa (Korean: 부석사; Hanja: 浮石寺) is a Buddhist temple located near the mountain Bonghwangsan in Buseok-myeon, Yeongju, South Korea. It was founded by the prominent scholar-monk Uisang in 676. Korean Huayan school was highly celebrated here by the lectures of Uisang, who was later called the respected scholar of Buseok and later the school also gained the name Buseok school. The temple houses the Muryangsujeon, which is the second oldest standing wooden building in South Korea, re-constructed in 1376.

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Buseoksa (부석사) — verified Korean Buddhist temple (사찰).

Details

• Founded: 676
• Founder: Uisang
• Location: Buseok-myeon, Yeongju, South Korea
• Type: Buddhist temple
• Sect: 화엄종
• Mountain: 봉황산

Location

36.99885, 128.6875 · View on map →

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Verified & tracked since 2026-08-15 · 91 verified snapshots.

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Distances from verified coordinates (Wikidata P625), great-circle.