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Unmunsa

Coordinates: 35°39′44″N 128°57′40″E / 35.66222°N 128.96111°E / 35.66222; 128.96111
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Unmun Temple
Layout of the Unmun Temple
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
LocationSinwon-ri, Unmun-myeon, Cheongdo County, Gyeongsangbuk-do
CountrySouth Korea
Unmunsa is located in South Korea
Unmunsa
Shown within South Korea
Geographic coordinates35°39′44″N 128°57′40″E / 35.66222°N 128.96111°E / 35.66222; 128.96111
Elevation245 m (804 ft)
Website
http://www.unmunsa.or.kr
Korean name
Hangul
운문사
Hanja
雲門寺
Revised RomanizationUnmunsa
McCune–ReischauerUnmunsa

Unmun-sa (Korean운문사) is a Buddhist temple located on the southernmost part of the Taebaek Mountains in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.[1] It was built in the 21st year of the reign of King Jinheung (AD 560) .[2] Around the end of the Silla Kingdom, the temple was expanded and renamed as Taejakgap-sa (Korean대작갑사; Hanja大鵲岬寺, "Great Magpie Hillside Temple"), but its name was changed to its current Unmansa (Korean운문사; Hanja雲門寺, "Cloud Gate Temple") in the 20th year of the reign of King Taejo (AD 937). Parts of the temple were destroyed down during the invasion of the Korean peninsula (1592–98) by the Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Unmunsa is a temple of the Jogye Order. In 1950, it became the largest training center for nuns (kor. biguni) in South Korea.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ GeoNames.org. "Unmun-sa, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea". Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Unmun-sa Temple
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Literature

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  • Martine Batchelor, Sŏnʼgyŏng (Sŭnim), Women in Korean Zen, Lives And Practices. Syracuse University Press, 2006.