Cheonggyesa (Hangul: 청계사; Hanja: 淸溪寺) is a temple of the
Jogye Order
The Jogye Order, officially the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한불교조계종, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗), is the representative order of traditional Korean Buddhism with roots that date back 1200 years to the Later Silla National Master Do ...
of
Korean Buddhism in
Uiwang
Uiwang () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains (including Mora ...
,
Cheonggyesan (Seoul/Gyeonggi). The temple was first built in
Silla Kingdom
Silla or Shilla (57 BCE – 935 CE) ( , Old Korean: Syera, Old Japanese: Siraki2) was a Korean kingdom located on the southern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula. Silla, along with Baekje and Goguryeo, formed the Three Kingdoms of K ...
era.
Transportation
Cheonggyesa is located 11 Cheonggye-dong,
Uiwang
Uiwang () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains (including Mora ...
-si,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
. The nearest subway station is
Indeogwon Station (Station #440 on
Line 4). From the
Indeogwon Station, it takes around 10 minutes to the temple by a taxi.
Temple Stay
Cheonggyesa also offers
Temple Stay
Temple Stay is cultural program in several South Korean Buddhist temples. Temple Stay allows participants to experience the life of Buddhist practitioners and learn the various aspects of Korean Buddhist culture and history through stories told by ...
programs where visitors can experience Buddhist culture.
Gallery
File:Cheonggyesa Temple 00.jpg, Cheonggyesa Temple
File:Cheonggyesa Temple 11.jpg, Cheonggyesa Temple
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File:Cheonggyesa Temple 99.jpg, Cheonggyesa Temple
File:Cheonggyesa Temple 111.jpg, Cheonggyesa Temple
File:Cheonggyesa Temple 222.jpg, Cheonggyesa Temple
See also
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Cheonggyesan (Seoul/Gyeonggi)
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Korean Buddhist temples
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 ...
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Korean Buddhism
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Gyeongheo
Kyong Ho Seonsa (Korean: 경허선사, Hanja
Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kin ...
External links
Official homepage
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Buddhist temples in South Korea