Hangul 고운사 Revised Romanization Gounsa Province North Gyeongsang Province | Hanja 孤雲寺 McCune–Reischauer Kounsa Phone +82 54-833-2324 | |
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Similar Bongjeongsa, Jikjisa, Eunhaesa, Magoksa, Geumsansa | ||
Gounsa temple mansemoon the art work of korean confucism building in buddhism temple
Gounsa is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It stands in Danchon-myeon, Uiseong County, in the province of Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. The temple was built in 681 C.E. by Uisang, a leading Buddhist monk of Silla. The name means "lonely cloud"; these characters were chosen after the temple was visited by scholar Choe Chi-won. The temple had previously been known by the same name, but with the meaning of "high cloud."
Gounsa served as a center of uibyeong resistance in the Seven Year War, when it was one of few temples to escape being burned by the Japanese forces. The temple did burn in a catastrophic fire in 1835; thus, all current buildings date from the 19th or 20th century.
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