Temple History Beophwasa Temple is located in the southern foothills of Mt. Yeongchuksan (681.3 m) in southern Changnyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do. Purportedly, Beophwasa Temple was first founded during the Silla Dynasty (57 B.C. – 935 A.D.). However, the oldest surviving artifact on the temple grounds is the “Multi-Story Stone Pagoda of Beophwasa Temple, Changnyeong,” which dates back to the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). Originally, Beophwasa Temple was one of nine hermitages directly associated with Borimsa Temple, which was once a large temple below the current Beophwasa Temple. Borimsa Temple was destroyed during the Imjin War (1592-98). However, very little of Borimsa Temple exists today outside of some stone artifacts. Beophwasa Temple is mentioned…