Bongjeongsa Temple봉정사

At a glance

Bongjeongsa dates to 672, when Neungin, a disciple of the monk Uisang, founded it on Cheondeungsan. Its names come from legends: a heavenly lamp that lit his meditation cave named the mountain, and a paper phoenix he set flying is said to have landed here. Among its national treasures and treasures are Geungnakjeon and Daeungjeon halls, and KTO notes that it holds Korea's oldest wooden building; it remains a working mountain temple not far from downtown Andong.

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Bongjeongsa Temple · 3 tours & tickets

1. KKdayAndong cultural day trip from SeoulA 13.5-hour day trip from Seoul (Yongsan) with lunch: Bongjeongsa Temple, Andong's jjimdak alley, Woryeonggyo Bridge and Hahoe Village.Book
2. KKday2D1N Bongjeongsa temple stay & Hahoe VillageA two-day trip from Daegu with an overnight temple stay at Bongjeongsa, plus Andong Hahoe Village and the Hahoe mask dance performance.Book
3. GetYourGuide2-day Andong & Gyeongju UNESCO journeyA private two-day trip from Andong through Buddhist and Confucian heritage, including Byeongsan Seowon, Bongjeongsa Temple and an evening walk on Woryeonggyo Bridge.Book

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  Leave time for the temple's small hermitages, such as Yeongsanam, as well as the main halls.

Nearby

Museom VillageA Yeongju hanok village whose name means 'island on the water', known for the single-log bridge that was once its only way out.Woryeonggyo BridgeA bridge over the Nakdonggang in Andong shaped after the hemp sandals a local wife wove from her own hair for her late husband.Byeongsan Seowon Confucian AcademyA Confucian academy honoring Ryu Seong-ryong, moved to the foot of Byeongsan in 1575 and one of the few left standing after the 19th-century closures.Andong Hahoe Folk VillageThe Pungsan Ryu clan's village inside an S-bend of the Nakdonggang River, listed by UNESCO together with Yangdong in 2010.