• Jeollabuk-do

    Ansimsa Temple – 안심사 (Wanju, Jeollabuk-do)

    Temple History Ansimsa Temple is located in Wanju, Jeollabuk-do on the southwestern foothills of Mt. Daedunsan (878.9 m). It was first established in 638 A.D. by the famed monk Jajang-yulsa (590-658 A.D.). It was later reconstructed by Doseon-guksa (826-898 A.D.) in 875 A.D. And it was reconstructed, once more, by the monk Jo Go in the late Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). Later, and in 1601 and 1710, the temple was expanded. In 1759, a stele was erected with the history of Ansimsa Temple on it. It was also at this time that the temple’s Ordination Platform of Ansimsa Temple was constructed. In Korea, this type of ordination platform is known as…

  • Chungcheongbuk-do

    Ansimsa Temple – 안심사 (Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do)

    Temple History Ansimsa Temple is located in southwestern Cheongju in Chungcheongbuk-do. Ansimsa Temple means “Peaceful State of Mind Temple” in English. It’s unclear when this temple was first founded; however, in 775 A.D. the temple changed its name to Ansimsa Temple after the monk Jinpyo-yulsa taught his students here peacefully. This is the same Jinpyo-yulsa that would go on to first build the famed Geumsansa Temple in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do. Later, Ansimsa Temple was rebuilt in 1325 by Wonmyeong-guksa. And it was repaired in 1626 by the monk Songam-daesa. Ansimsa Temple was damaged during the Imjin War in 1592. Later, in 1672, the Daeung-jeon Hall that now currently stands on the…