Temple History Daeseongsa Temple is located in Seocho-gu, Seoul to the east of Mt. Umyeonsan (293 m) and behind the Seoul Arts Center. In 384 A.D., Buddhism was introduced officially to the Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C. – 660 A.D.). An Indian monk named Marananta (fl. late 4th century) crossed the sea from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317–420 A.D.), where he arrived in the capital of Baekje. King Chimnyu of Baekje (r. 384-385 A.D.) welcomed Marananta to the palace. The following year, ten Baekje citizens were ordained as Buddhist monks. However, while Marananta traveled through Central Asia and China to Baekje, he suffered from illnesses caused by the unfamiliar food and…