Temple History Hoguksa Temple is located inside the walls of Jinju Fortress, which is a Historic Site, near the Jinju National Museum in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do. The name of the temple means “Protection of Nation Temple” in English. The city of Jinju used to be a military base that helped oppose the Japanese military forces in the late Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). It helped prevent the enemy from entering into Jeolla-do Province. During the Imjin War (1592-98), in 1592, about 3,800 soldiers under the command of General Kim Si-min (1554-1592) defeated about 30,000 Japanese soldiers at Jinju Fortress. Included in Gen. Kim’s army were monks who had trained at the temple. In…