Borimsa
Borimsa Temple is one of the oldest Korean temples on Gaji mountain in Jangheung County, South Jeolla, South Korea. The temple holds great significance as the first Zen Buddhist temple during Unified Silla.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Korea Heritage Service, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in South Korea
- Also known as: “Borimsa Temple”
Borimsa
- Categories: temple, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Yuchi-myeon, Jangheung-gun, South Jeolla, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.80794° or 34° 48′ 29″ northLongitude
126.89679° or 126° 53′ 49″ eastElevation
114 metres (374 feet)Open location code
8Q68RV5W+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 489805519OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
11840521Wikidata ID
Q4945137
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Polish—“Borimsa” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “宝林寺”
- Korean: “보림사”
- Polish: “Porim sa”
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