Temple History Yeonsusa Temple is located to the west of Mt. Gamaksan (952.6 m) in southern Geochang, Gyeongsangnam-do. There are a couple of legends connected to the founding of the temple. One legend states that Yeonsusa Temple was first founded in 802 A.D. by the monk Gamak-josa. Gamak-josa prepared large logs for the temple’s rafters on the southern side of the temple site. However, the logs mysteriously disappeared one night, and they were later discovered at the present-day location of the temple’s Daeung-jeon Hall. Believing this to be a sign, Gamak-josa decided to construct the temple at its current site. Yet another legend suggests that Gamak-josa originally built the temple…