Temple History Daegaksa Temple in Jung-gu, Busan is a Japanese Colonial Rule (1910-45) temple. The temple was one of the first Japanese Buddhist temples to be constructed after the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876, which opened the Busan Port to international trade. Initially, the temple was known as the Dongbonwonsa Busan Branch. The Dongbonwonsa Busan Branch was first founded on November 5th, 1877. The temple was affiliated with the Otani-ha of the Honganji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. After the opening of the Busan Port, the Otani-ha began missionary work upon the request of the Japanese government. So in 1877, Okumura Enshin was sent to Korea. Okumura Enshin, it should be noted,…