Temple History Seonwonsa Temple is located in central Namwon, Jeollabuk-do. The temple was first established in 875 A.D. by Doseon-guksa (826-898 A.D.). Purportedly, Doseon-guksa decided to build Seonwonsa Temple after he judged the topography of Namwon. After judging the land, Doseon-guksa realized that Mt. Baekgongsan, which is the main mountain in Namwon, was spiritually weak; while neighbouring Mt. Gyoryongsan (518.9 m), which lies at the outskirts of Namwon, was much stronger. As a result, Doseon-guksa insisted that to help strengthen the spiritual energy of Mt. Baekgongsan they needed to build a temple. This temple would become Seonwonsa Temple. And since the time that Seonwonsa Temple was first established, and because…