Temple History Seobongsa Temple is located in Nam-gu, Daegu, and it belongs to the Jogye-jong Buddhist Order. Some say that the temple was first founded in 1903; however, the exact date is unknown. According to temple records, these records state that Seobongsa Temple was founded on July 15, 1914. But this, too, can’t be definitively confirmed. It’s been estimated by others that Seobongsa Temple was first founded in 1920 as a small hermitage. The founder of Seobongsa Temple was a laywoman named Kim Chohyang. Purportedly, she was a former gisaeng (female entertainer). She established Seobongam Hermitage (the former name of the temple) in an act to be remembered after she…