Jeondeungsa () is a Buddhist temple located on

Ganghwa Island Ganghwa Island (Hangul ; Hanja ), also known by its native name Ganghwado, is a South Korean island in the estuary of the Han River. It is in the Yellow Sea, off Korea's west coast. The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainla ...

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

, South Korea. It is the oldest extant Buddhist temple in the entire Korean peninsula, having been founded in the year 381, during the

Goguryeo Goguryeo (37 BC–668 AD) ( ) also called Goryeo (), was a Korean kingdom located in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of Northeast China. At its peak of power, Goguryeo controlled most ...

period. The entirety of the temple is located within the . Jeondeungsa participates in the Templestay program, in which visitors can stay at the temple and experience Buddhist culture.

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Jeondeungsa temple official website
Buddhist temples in South Korea Temples that participate in Templestay {{Korea-reli-stub