Geumsansa
Geumsansa is a temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism standing on the slopes of Moaksan in Gimje City, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea.Photo: Steve46814, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: historical site (Buddhist temple)
- Also known as: “Geumsansa temple”, “Kumsan-sa”, and “Kŭmsan-sa”
- Address: 모악15길 1, 김제시, 54343
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SSPX Gimje Mass Center.
SSPX Gimje Mass Center
Church
The Society of Saint Pius X is a traditionalist Catholic priestly fraternity founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Lefebvre was a leading traditionalist at the Second Vatican Council with the Coetus Internationalis Patrum and Superior General of the Holy Ghost Fathers until 1968. SSPX Gimje Mass Center is situated 4 km south of Geumsansa.
Geumsansa
- Categories: Korean Buddhist temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Geumsan-myeon, Gimje, North Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.723° or 35° 43′ 23″ northLongitude
127.0537° or 127° 3′ 13″ eastElevation
144 metres (472 feet)Open location code
8Q79P3F3+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 368861175OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Geumsansa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “金山寺”
- Finnish: “Geumsansa”
- Japanese: “金山寺”
- Korean: “Geumsansa”
- Korean: “금산사”
- Polish: “Kŭmsan sa”
- Portuguese: “Templo Geumsansa”
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