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Jangansa
Jangansa (장안사, 長安寺, N 38.6135, E 128.0671) was a Korean Buddhist temple on Mount Geumgang (금강산,金剛山). This temple was one of the Four Great Temples of Mount Geumgang, along with Pyohunsa (표훈사, 表訓寺), Singyesa (신계사, 神溪寺) and Yujomsa (유점사, 楡岾寺).. This temple is said to have been founded by monk Hyeryang during the reign of Beopheung of Silla or during the reign of Yangwon of Goguryeo. Paintings (Joseon period) Jangansa was depicted by many Korean painters. Among them: * Jeong Seon in the 《Sin-myo Year Pungakdo Album 辛卯年楓岳圖帖 》, 1711, watercolor on silk, approximately 36×37.4cm. * Kim Hong-do in the 《Geumgang Four Counties Album 금강사군첩(金剛四郡帖)》, 1788 * Kim Ha-jong in the 《Haesando Album 해산도첩(海山圖帖)》, 1815 Japanese colonial period The volume 12 (1932) of the "Joseon historical site walk" contains several views of each temple around Mt. Geumgang, Jangans ...
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Jangansa Temple 1932
Jangansa (장안사, 長安寺, N 38.6135, E 128.0671) was a Korean Buddhist temple on Mount Geumgang (금강산,金剛山). This temple was one of the Four Great Temples of Mount Geumgang, along with Pyohunsa (표훈사, 表訓寺), Singyesa (신계사, 神溪寺) and Yujomsa (유점사, 楡岾寺).. This temple is said to have been founded by monk Hyeryang during the reign of Beopheung of Silla or during the reign of Yangwon of Goguryeo. Paintings (Joseon period) Jangansa was depicted by many Korean painters. Among them: * Jeong Seon in the 《Sin-myo Year Pungakdo Album 辛卯年楓岳圖帖 》, 1711, watercolor on silk, approximately 36×37.4cm. * Kim Hong-do in the 《Geumgang Four Counties Album 금강사군첩(金剛四郡帖)》, 1788 * Kim Ha-jong in the 《Haesando Album 해산도첩(海山圖帖)》, 1815 Japanese colonial period The volume 12 (1932) of the "Joseon historical site walk" contains several views of each temple around Mt. Geumgang, Jangans ...
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Kim Ha-jong
Kim Ha-jong(김하종, 金夏鐘), 1793–after 1875, was a Joseon court painter. His ho was Yudang, 유당, 蕤堂. He is known for the ''Album of Sea and Mountains'' (Haesan-docheop, 해산도첩,海山圖帖), which contains 25 paintings, each of them is 29.7×43.3cm. This work was painted in 1815, at the request of Yi Gwangmun (1778–1838), who wrote the colophon of the Album. Contents of the Haesando Album Remark: the hanja given here are an exact reproduction of the title written on each painting Paintings 1-2-3-4-25 are about Mount Seorak while paintings 5--24 are about Mount Geumgang #01- Naksan Temple, 낙산사, 洛山寺 (38.1246,128.6283, near Sokcho) #02-Gyejo Grotto, 계조굴, 繼祖窟 #03-Seorakssang Falls, 설악쌍폭, 雪嶽雙瀑 #04-Seorak Gyeongcheon Wall, 설악경천벽, 雪嶽擎天壁 #: --- #05- Jangan Temple seen from Cheonildae Rocks, 장안사, 長安寺 #06-Myeonggyeong Rocks, 명경대, 明鏡臺 #07-Dabo Peak, 다보탑, 多寶塔 #08-Yeongwon ...
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금강산 장안사 대웅보전
Mount Kumgang () or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province, and is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain is about from the South Korean city of Sokcho in Gangwon-do. Seasonal names Mount Kumgang has been known for its scenic beauty since ancient times and is the subject of many different works of art. Including its spring name, ''Kŭmgangsan'' (, ), it has many different names for each season, but it is most widely known today in the Korean language as Kŭmgangsan. In summer it is called Pongraesan (봉래산, : ''the place where a Spirit dwells''); in autumn, Phung'aksan (풍악산, : ''hill of colored leaves'', or : ''great mountain of colored leaves''); in winter, Kaegolsan (개골산, : ''stone bone mountain''). Formation The creation of Mt. Kŭm ...
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Korean Buddhist Temple
Buddhist temples are an important part of the Korean landscape. This article gives a brief overview of Korean Buddhism, then describes some of the more important temples in Korea. Most Korean temples have names ending in ''-sa'' (사, 寺), which means "temple" in Sino-Korean. Many temples, like Sudeoksa, offer visitors a Temple Stay program. Background A distinctive form of Buddhism evolved in Korea. This was facilitated by the geographical location and cultural conditions. Buddhism first arrived in Korea in 372 in Goguryeo. In 374 the influential Han Chinese monk Ado arrived in the kingdom and inspired King Sosurim of Goguryeo the following year. The first two temples Seongmunsa and Ilbullansa were built in 375 on the order of the king. Buddhism soon became the national religion of Goguryeo. With the advent of Taoism in 624 the rulers began to suppress Buddhism and its importance quickly declined. The Baekje Kingdom, on the other hand, flourished under the influence of Bud ...
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Mount Geumgang
Mount Kumgang () or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province, and is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain is about from the South Korean city of Sokcho in Gangwon-do. Seasonal names Mount Kumgang has been known for its scenic beauty since ancient times and is the subject of many different works of art. Including its spring name, ''Kŭmgangsan'' (, ), it has many different names for each season, but it is most widely known today in the Korean language as Kŭmgangsan. In summer it is called Pongraesan (봉래산, : ''the place where a Spirit dwells''); in autumn, Phung'aksan (풍악산, : ''hill of colored leaves'', or : ''great mountain of colored leaves''); in winter, Kaegolsan (개골산, : ''stone bone mountain''). Formation The creation of Mt. Kŭm ...
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Pyohunsa
P'yohun-sa (표훈사, 表訓寺) is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded in the 7th century under the kingdom of Silla, it is the only one of Mount Kumgang's four great temples to have survived the Korean War. It is listed as the #97 National Treasures of North Korea. History Pyohunsa was founded in 670 under the fervently Buddhist kingdom of Silla, who viewed the Kumgang mountains as sacred. Enlarged over the years, it underwent many successive restoration, including one in 1778. Eventually it became known as one of the Four Great Temples of Mount Kumgang, along with Changansa, Singyesa and Yujomsa. Pilgrims were soon flocking to the temple, and eventually, it financed the construction of the smaller Chongyang Temple further up the mountain to accommodate the excess. During the Japanese colonial period, Mount Kumgang became a major tourist site, and the temple (known by its Japanese pronunciation as Hyōkun-ji) received many visitors ...
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Singyesa
Singye-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Onjong-ri in Kosong County, Kangwon Province, North Korea. Once one of the largest of the hundreds of temples located in scenic Mount Kumgang, the complex was destroyed by US bombings during the Korean War. It was reconstructed in 2004 as an inter-Korean cultural project. It is listed as National Treasure #95. History Singye Temple was founded under the kingdom of Silla in 519, which favored Buddhism as its state religion. Its location, in sacred Mount Kumgang, was especially chosen for its natural beauty, and the temple grew, it eventually became known as one of the four major temples of Mount Kumgang. Its fame lasted into the Japanese occupation, when the temple was well known as a tourist destination (under its Japanese pronunciation, Shinkei-ji). The entire complex was destroyed by US fighter planes in 1951, at the start of the Korean War, as the US army believed the temple to be housing soldiers of the Korean People's Army; ...
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Yujomsa
Yujŏm-sa is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded under the kingdom of Silla, it underwent many successive restorations before being destroyed by American forces during the Korean War. History Yujom Temple was founded in the 6th century under the fervently Buddhist kingdom of Silla. It underwent a major enlargement in 1168 under Emperor Uijong of Koryo, and again in the 15th century. Eventually becoming a major site of pilgrimage and, along with Changansa, Pyohunsa, and Singyesa, was known as one of its Four Great Temples of Mt. Kumgang. It was the largest and the oldest of the four, and at its height it encompassed over 40 buildings. Between 1883 and 1885, it underwent its final enlargement, though it still retained many of its original Silla-era characteristics. During the Japanese administration of Korea, Mount Kumgang became a major tourist site, and the temple (known by its Japanese pronunciation as Yusen-ji) received many visitors to ...
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Beopheung Of Silla
Beopheung of Silla (r. 514–540 AD) was the 23rd monarch of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was preceded by King Jijeung (r. 500–514) and succeeded by King Jinheung. By the time of his reign, Buddhism had become fairly common in Silla, as it had been introduced much earlier by Goguryeo monks during King Nulji's reign. One of King Beopheung's ministers, a man named Ichadon, was a Buddhist convert who had even shaved his head and took the tonsure. He constantly implored the king to adopt Buddhism as the state religion, and in fact King Beopheung himself had become fond of Buddha's teachings. However, the other ministers of Silla were greatly opposed to this, and expressed such defiance to the king. Beopheung, having been persuaded by his ministers, was at a crossroads, and encountered great reluctance to change. At this time, Ichadon suggested his own martyrdom and pleaded with the king to execute him in public for the cause of Buddhism. This the king refused t ...
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Yangwon Of Goguryeo
Yangwon of Goguryeo (died 559) (r. 545–559) was the 24th ruler of Goguryeo, the northernmost of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. He was the eldest son of Anwon of Goguryeo. During Yangwon's reign, Goguryeo gradually grew weaker and was obliged to take various urgent measures to block foreign invasions, eventually losing the Seoul region to the alliance of the other two Korean kingdoms. Family *Father: King Anwon (안원왕, 安原王) **Grandfather: King Munja (문자명왕, 文咨明王) *Mother: ''Middle Lady'' (중부인, 中夫人) *Unknown wife **Son: Prince Yangseong (양성, 陽成) Life and reign He was confirmed as heir to the throne in 533, the third year of Anwon's reign. Although he was the heir, it is said that he was not able to simply assume power after his father's death. Anwon had three wives, and because the first did not bear him a son, the other queens strove to put their son on the throne. Yangwon's supporters won the military struggle and he was able to su ...
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Jeong Seon
Jeong Seon ( ko, 정선) (1676 – 20 April 1759) was a Korean landscape painter, also known by the pen name Kyomjae. His ''cha'' was Wonbaek and another ''ho'' was Nangok. His works include ink and oriental water paintings, such as ''Inwangjesaekdo'' (1751), ''Geumgang jeondo'' (1734), and ''Ingokjeongsa'' (1742), as well as numerous "true-view" landscape paintings on the subject of Korea and the history of its culture. He is counted among the most famous Korean painters. The landscape paintings that he produced reflect most of the geographical features of Korea. His style is realistic rather than abstract. Biography Jeong was born on 16 February 1676, in the Jongno District of Seoul, in the Cheongun-dong neighborhood. He was the eldest son of Jeong Si-ik (1638–1689), the descendant of an illustrious and gentry family that originally came from Kwangju. Soon in infancy, he was noted for his artistic talents and is said to have painted daily, with a prolific output until old ...
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Kim Hong-do
Gim Hongdo (김홍도, born 1745, died 1806?-1814?), also known as Kim Hong-do, most often styled Danwon (단원), was a full-time painter of the Joseon period of Korea. He was together a pillar of the establishment and a key figure of the new trends of his time, the 'true view painting'. Gim Hong-do was an exceptional artist in every field of traditional painting, even if he is mostly remembered nowadays for his depictions of the everyday life of ordinary people, in a manner analogous to the Dutch Masters. Biography Danwon was a member of the Gimhae Gim clan. He grew up in present-day Ansan, South Korea. At the age of 7, Gim Hong-do studied under the renowned master Pyoam Kang Se-hwang, who was then living in seclusion in Ansan. In 1766, at the age of 21, on the recommendation of Kang Sehwang, he entered the royal service as a member (hwawon) of the Dohwaseo, the official painters of the Joseon court. In 1771, he painted the portrait of the Royal Heir (the future King Jeong ...
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