Tongdosa Temple Complex

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Tongdosa Temple Complex is one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temple sites, renowned for enshrining relics of the historical Buddha and featuring extensive monastic buildings set in a forested mountain landscape.

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instanceOf Buddhist temple complex
architecturalStyle traditional Korean Buddhist architecture
associatedWith Korean Buddhist monastic tradition
veneration of Buddha relics
BuddhistSchool Seon Buddhism NERFINISHED
country South Korea
culturalSignificance major center of Korean Buddhist practice
one of Korea’s most important Buddhist temple sites
environment forested area
foundedBy Jajang NERFINISHED
hasConservationStatus protected cultural property
hasLandscapeFeature forest groves
streams
hasPart Budo stupas
Cheonwangmun Gate NERFINISHED
Daeungjeon Hall NERFINISHED
Iljumun Gate NERFINISHED
forest paths
hermitages
lecture halls
meditation halls
monastic living quarters
hasRelic Buddha’s alms bowl relics
Buddha’s robe relics
Buddha’s sarira (body relics) NERFINISHED
hasReligiousFunction monastic training
pilgrimage site
ritual practice
hasView surrounding mountains
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Gyeongsangnam-do NERFINISHED
Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED
Yangsan NERFINISHED
notableFor absence of a large outdoor Buddha statue in the main courtyard
enshrining relics of the historical Buddha
extensive monastic buildings
forested mountain setting
partOf Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
religion Buddhism
setting mountain landscape
tourism popular destination for domestic visitors
popular destination for international visitors
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2018
UNESCOSiteCategory Cultural
usedFor Buddhist ceremonies
monastic education
religious festivals

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Yangsan hasAttraction Tongdosa Temple Complex