Songgwangsa
Songgwangsa, one of the three jewels of Seon Buddhism, is located in South Jeolla Province on Mount Jogye on the Korean Peninsula. Situated approximately 18 miles away from the sea, it is within the Jogyesan Provincial Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Buddhist temple in Suncheon, South Korea
- Also known as: “Songgwangsa Buddhist Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jogyesan.
Jogyesan
Peak
Jogyesan, or Mount Jogye, is a mountain of South Jeolla Province in southwestern South Korea. It has an elevation of 887 meters. It is the main attraction of Mount Jogye Provincial Park. Jogyesan is situated 3½ km east of Songgwangsa.
Songgwangsa
- Categories: Korean Buddhist temple, tourism, and religious organization
- Location: Songgwang-myeon, Suncheon, South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.0019° or 35° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
127.2756° or 127° 16′ 32″ eastElevation
236 metres (774 feet)Open location code
8Q79272G+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 223224868OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
1884359Wikidata ID
Q490384
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Songgwangsa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “松广寺”
- Chinese: “松廣寺”
- French: “temple de Songgwangsa”
- French: “Temple de Songgwangsa”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Songgwang”
- Indonesian: “Songgwangsa”
- Italian: “Songgwangsa”
- Japanese: “ソングァンサ”
- Japanese: “松広寺”
- Japanese: “順天松広寺”
- Korean: “Songgwangsa”
- Korean: “송광사”
- Korean: “순천 송광사”
- Mongolian: “Сунгуан-са”
- Polish: “Songgwang sa”
- Polish: “Songgwang-sa”
- Polish: “Songgwangsa”
- Russian: “Сонгванса”
- Slovenian: “Songgwangsa”
- Slovenian: “Songvangsa”
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