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Beopryunsa Temple – 법륜사 (Dongnae-gu, Busan)
Temple History Beopryunsa Temple is located to the south of Dongnae Historic Park in Dongnae-gu, Busan. Beopryunsa Temple is located in ancient Gochilsan, which is mentioned in the “Samguk Sagi,” or “History of the Three Kingdoms” in English. Beopryunsa Temple was first founded in 1898 as a branch temple of Beomeosa Temple. In total, Beopryunsa Temple was one of five branch temples in Busan established by Beomeosa Temple in the late 19th century. They were located in the four centres of the city that included Seomyeon, Yeongdo, and Dongnae. Four of these five temples have subsequently disappeared. This now only leaves Beopryunsa Temple. Beopryunsa Temple was created to help spread…
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Beopryunsa Temple – 법륜사 (Yongin, Gyeonggi-do)
Temple History Beopryunsa Temple is located to the east of Mt. Munsusan (403.2 m) in the southeastern part of Yongin, Gyeonggi-do. Beopryunsa Temple, which is also sometimes spelled in English as Beomryunsa Temple, was first conceived of in 1996 when Sangryun dreamed of Gwanseeum-bosal (The Bodhisattva of Compassion). Ten years later, and in 2005, Beopryunsa Temple was first opened. In 2008, Beopryunsa Temple started to conduct the Temple Stay program at its temple. Some 11 years later, this program was selected as the best Temple Stay program in Korea in 2019. Because the temple is so new, it only consists of one protected property. This is the “Three-Story Stone Pagoda…