Bulguksa
Bulguksa is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo, and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: temple
- Also known as: “Bulguksa Temple”, “Bulguksayeok”, and “Pulguksa-yŏk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bulguksa Station and Sillayeoksa Science Museum.
Sillayeoksa Science Museum
Museum
Silla Arts and Science Museum is a private history and science museum located in the district of Gyeongju Folk Craft Village, Ha-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. Sillayeoksa Science Museum is situated 3½ km north of Bulguksa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bomun Lake Resort and Naenam-myeon.
Bomun Lake Resort
Locality
The Bomun Lake Resort or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of Gyeongju, South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong. Bomun Lake Resort is situated 8 km north of Bulguksa.
Naenam-myeon
Town
Naenam-myeon is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of the Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is bordered by Geumo Mountains on the east, Jusa Mountains on the south. Naenam-myeon is situated 9 km west of Bulguksa.
Bulguksa
- Categories: Korean Buddhist temple, historic site, temple, and transportation
- Location: Gujeong-dong, Gyeongju-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.77569° or 35° 46′ 33″ north
Longitude
129.2966° or 129° 17′ 48″ east
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
8Q7FQ7GW+7J
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Bulguksa” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Bulquksa”
- Balinese: “Bulguksa”
- Burmese: “ဗုဒ္ဓပြည်ကျောင်း”
- Burmese: “ဗုဒ္ဓပြည်ဘုရားကျောင်း”
- Catalan: “Bulguksa”
- Chinese: “Hu̍t-kok-sī”
- Chinese: “佛国寺”
- Chinese: “佛國寺”
- Chinese: “蓮華橋七宝橋”
- Chinese: “青雲橋白雲橋”
- Croatian: “Bulguksa”
- Czech: “Klášter Pulguksa”
- Czech: “Pulguksa”
- Dutch: “Bulguksa”
- French: “Bulguksa”
- French: “Pulguksa”
- French: “temple Bulguksa”
- French: “Temple Bulguksa”
- French: “Temple de Bulguksa”
- Georgian: “ბულგუკსა”
- Georgian: “ბულგუსკა”
- German: “Bulgugsa”
- German: “Bulguk-sa”
- German: “Bulguksa-Tempel”
- German: “Bulguksa”
- Hebrew: “בולגוקסה”
- Hungarian: “Pulguksza”
- Indonesian: “Bulguk”
- Indonesian: “Bulguksa”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Bulguk”
- Italian: “Bulguksa”
- Italian: “Tempio di Bulguksa”
- Japanese: “仏国寺”
- Japanese: “慶州仏国寺”
- Javanese: “Kuil Bulguk”
- Korean: “경주 불국사”
- Korean: “불국사”
- Korean: “불국사역”
- Macedonian: “Пулгукса”
- Maithili: “बुलगुक्सा”
- Malay: “Bulguksa”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Hu̍t-kok-sī”
- Nepali: “बुलगुक्सा”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bulguksa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pulguksa”
- Norwegian: “Bulguksa”
- Persian: “بولگوکسا”
- Polish: “Bulguksa”
- Polish: “Pulguk-sa”
- Polish: “Pulguksa”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Bulguksa”
- Romanian: “Bulguksa”
- Russian: “Пульгукса”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bulguksa”
- Slovak: “Kláštor Pulguksa”
- Slovak: “Pulguksa”
- Slovenian: “Tempeljski kompleks Bulguksa”
- Spanish: “Bulguksa”
- Spanish: “Templo de Bulguksa”
- Swedish: “Bulguksa”
- Swedish: “Pulguksa”
- Thai: “วัดพุลกุกซา”
- Turkish: “Bulguksa”
- Ukrainian: “Пульгукса”
- Vietnamese: “Bulguksa”
- Vietnamese: “Phật Quốc tự”
- Yue Chinese: “佛國寺”
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