Temple History Seonseoksa Temple is located in northern Seongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do to the southwest of Mt. Seonseoksan (742.3 m). The name of the temple, in English, means “Seon [Zen] Rock Temple.” The temple was first built in 692 A.D. by the famed monk Uisang-daesa (625-702 A.D.). Alongside other temples like Beomeosa Temple, Hwaeomsa Temple, and Buseoksa Temple, Seonseoksa Temple is considered by some to be one of the Ten Avatamsaka Temples (Hwaeom Sipchal, 華嚴十刹). However, since this doesn’t appear in either the “Account of Uisang’s Teachings” (義湘傳敎) in the Samguk Yusa or in Choe Chiwon’s “Biography of Dharma Master Beopjang” (法藏和尙傳), it’s difficult to regard Seonseoksa Temple as one of the…