Temple History Yongcheonsa Temple is located in northwestern Cheongdo, Gyeongsangbuk-do to the east of Mt. Biseulsan (1,083.4 m). The main historical sources for Yongcheonsa Temple comes from the Temple Chronicles (寺蹟記) carved on woodblocks in 1702 by Kim Jin-gyu (1658-1716), as well as the Yongcheonji (湧泉誌) compiled in 1703 by the monk Haenggyu. These two historical texts were later combined in 1927 as The History of Yongcheonsa Temple, Gakbuk-myeon, Cheongdo County (淸道郡 角北面 湧泉寺 事蹟). According to the Temple Chronicles (寺蹟記), after the famed monk Uisang-daesa (625-702 A.D.) returned from his studies in Tang China (618-907 A.D.), he founded the Ten Hwaeom Temples (Hwaeom-sipchal) throughout the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.…