Temple History Heukseoksa Temple is located in eastern Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do to the northwest of Mt. Bakbongsan (389.2 m). As for the name of the temple, Heukseoksa Temple, it means “Black Rock Temple” in English. There are two traditional possibilities for the name of the temple. The first possibility comes from the general dark color of rocks near the temple. The second possibility is explained through a village named Heukseok some 600 metres southeast of the temple. And it’s in this village that there’s a massive black rock, which is thought to have inspired the name of Heukseoksa Temple. It’s believed that Heukseoksa Temple was first founded by Uisang-daesa (625-702 A.D.).…