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Beomeosa
Hangul: 범어사
Hanja: 梵魚寺
Revised Romanization: Beomeosa
McCune-Reischauer: Pŏmŏsa

Beomeosa is a Buddist temple in Cheongnyong-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, South Korea. Built on the slopes of Geumjeongsan, it is one of the country's leading urban temples. It was constructed in 678 during the reign of Silla king Munmu, by the monk Uisang. It became known as one of the ten great temples of the Hwaeom sect, although like most Korean temples it was later assimilated into the Jogye Order. Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The grounds of Koreas Buryeongsa Temple. ... Busan tower by night Haeundae beach at dawn, February 2005 Busan Metropolitan City, also commonly referred to as Pusan, is the largest harbor city in Korea. ... Events Pope Agatho succeeds Pope Donus. ... Silla (also spelled Shilla, traditional dates 57 BCE - 935 CE) was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ... Munmu (reigned 661–681)was the thirtieth king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. ... Uisang (625 - 702) was one of the most eminent early Silla scholar-monks, a close friend of Weonhyo (元曉). ... Hwaeom is the name of the Korean transmission of the Huayan school of Chinese Buddhism. ... The Chogye Order (曹溪) is a monastic order of Zen Buddhism and serves as the largest denomination of Buddhism in Korea. ...


See also

Buddhist temples are an important part of the Korean landscape. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

External links

  • Official site, in Korean
  • Architectural profile, in English


 
 

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