• Busan

    Gamcheonsa Temple – 감천사 (Yeonje-gu, Busan)

    Temple History Gamcheonsa Temple is located in Yeonje-gu, Busan to the northwest of Mt. Baesan (256.3 m). Additionally, Gamcheonsa Temple is only a few metres away from neighbouring Hyewonjeongsa Temple. It’s unclear when Gamcheonsa Temple was first built, but it’s said that it’s the third oldest temple in Busan behind Beomeosa Temple and Mahasa Temple. Before the temple was known as Gamcheonsa Temple, it was known as Beommu-gol Temple. Originally, there once was a small main hall and dorms on the current site of Gamcheonsa Temple. Around 1931, the temple was founded as a small hermitage. And because there was a spring on the grounds that tasted sweet, and it…