Beomnyunsa, Buddhist temple in Wonsam-myeon, South Korea
Beomnyunsa is a Jogye Order temple on the slopes of Mount Munsusan in Wonsam-myeon, Yongin. Its main hall is built in the shape of the Chinese character 亞, and its main Buddha statue is three times the size of the one at Seokguram Grotto. The buildings were made from red pine from Mount Baekdusan, and the statues from hwangdeungseok granite from Iksan. A three-story stone pagoda in the Unified Silla style stands in front of the Gwaneumjeon Hall.
Beomnyunsa was founded in 2005 by the nun Sangnyun, also known as Muadang, of the Jogye Order. In 1996, while practicing at Seunggasa Temple on Mount Samgaksan in Seoul, she dreamed of Avalokitesvara and afterwards built the temple at the foot of Mount Munsusan in Yongin.
The Main Buddha Hall uses the shape of the Chinese character '亞' in its design and houses Buddha statues carved from local granite. This combination of symbolic form and regional materials creates a distinctive place for worship and practice.
The temple complex features multiple halls for meditation and prayer set within the landscape. Access is provided through pathways that connect different areas of the site for visitor movement.
The temple's only designated cultural property, the Three-Story Stone Pagoda (Gyeonggi Province Cultural Heritage Material No. 145), once stood at the house of Lee Deok-mun in Guro-dong, Seoul, who donated it and had it moved here. Its construction date is unknown, but its form follows Unified Silla pagoda style.
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