Guinsa Temple구인사

At a glance

Guinsa looks nothing like the wooden mountain temples most visitors know: it is a crowded campus of roughly 50 concrete buildings serving as the head temple of the Cheontae order, which runs about 140 temples nationwide. It began in 1945, when the monk Sangwol Wongak built a small thatched hut on this spot, and the modern rebuilding started in 1966. The centerpiece is a five-story main Dharma hall completed in 1980 that holds about 5,000 people, which KTO describes as the largest Buddhist hall in Korea. The temple also runs templestays, from day programs to overnight stays, and crafts such as lotus lanterns and prayer beads.

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Guinsa Temple · 4 tours & tickets

1. KlookDanyang day tour from SeoulA 10–12 hour day tour from Seoul: Guinsa Temple with either Dodamsambong or Bobaljae Pass, plus the Ondal film set and Ondal Cave.Book
2. KKdayDanyang day tour from SeoulA 10–13 hour day tour from Seoul covering Guinsa Temple, Ondal Cave and Dodamsambong.Book
3. GetYourGuideDanyang nature day trip from SeoulA 10–13 hour day trip from Seoul: Guinsa Temple, the drama film sets at Ondal Tourist Park and Ondal Cave.Book
4. KlookDanyang, Andong & Gyeongju multi-day tourA multi-day tour of Danyang, Andong and Gyeongju; Guinsa Temple is the last stop of the Danyang day.Book

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Tips

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  Ondal Tourist Park is in the same township, which is why most day tours visit both.
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  Bobaljae Pass, a winding road known for its autumn maples, lies on the way to the temple.

Nearby

Bobaljae PassA hairpin mountain road at 540 m in Danyang, known for the maples that line about 3 km of its curves and blaze red in autumn.Ondal Tourist ParkHistorical drama sets, a limestone cave and a hill fortress, all tied to the legend of Goguryeo general Ondal and Princess Pyeonggang.The Ssaen ParaglidingA tandem paragliding company on Dusan-gil in Danyang, flying with pilots who have competed for Korea and train other pilots.Danyang Para Village ParaglidingA dedicated paragliding field in Danyang where tandem pilots take you up for views over the winding Namhangang River.