Sinwonsa is a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

temple in the

South Chungcheong South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located i ...

province in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. Sinwonsa is located in Yanghwari Gyeryong-myeon Gongju, and one of three main temples in

Gyeryong mountain Gyeryongsan, a mountain in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It lies at the meeting of the boundaries of several cities: Gongju, Gyeryong, Nonsan, and Daejeon. It has been traditionally regarded as a sacred mountain, with the most qi of any i ...

along with Donghaksa and Gapsa. The temple was built by the monk Bodeokhwasang in the 11th year (651) of King Uija's reign of Baekje, and underwent several expansions. Gaeyeonhwasang is said to have renovated the current ''

daeungjeon A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining representations of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. It is encountered throughout ...

'' in 1876. Jungakdan was built when the royal family respected Gyeryong mountain as three steep mountains with Myohyangsan mountain and Jirisan mountain in the third year (2431 AD) of King Taejo's reign. The religious service for the god of Gyeryong mountain was performed every spring and autumn. The present Jungakdan was expanded in the 16th year of King Gojong's reign. It is the horse temple of Magoksa Temple, the headquarters of the 6th parish of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order. It was founded in 651 (Euija King 11) by Gaesanjo Bodeok of Nirvana-jong (涅槃宗). At the end of Silla, Doseon (道詵) passed this place and rebuilt the temple where only the temple remained. In the late Joseon Dynasty, Muhak was mid-sized, and Yeongwonjeon was built. It is reaching today. Among the four temples in the east, west, north and south of Gyeryongsan, it belongs to Namsa, and the existing Dangwoo include Daeungjeon, Hyanggak, Yeongwonjeon, Daebang, and Yosaechae. Among them, Daeungjeon is designated as tangible cultural property No. 80 in Chungcheongnam-do, and was rebuilt after being destroyed during the Imjin War. It is a parjak house with 3 compartments in the front and 3 compartments on the side, and the Amitabha Buddha is enshrined inside. It is also said that the statue of Hyanggak was enshrined by Empress Myeongseong.

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