Temple History Ugoksa Temple is located to the south of the Seocheon-jeosuji Reservoir in northeastern Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do. And to the west, you’ll find Mt. Naejeongbyeongsan (493m). In English, Ugoksa Temple means “Ox Valley Temple.” It’s believed that Ugoksa Temple was first founded in 832 A.D. by Muyeom-guksa (801-888 A.D.). He built the temple as a place to help train future generations of Buddhist monks. After the founding of the temple, very few records about the history of Ugoksa Temple exist. However, Ugoksa Temple does appear in the “Beomugo – 梵宇攷,” which is an historical text that was compiled in 1799. Because Ugoksa Temple is mentioned as being located on Mt.…