North Gyeongsang
Gyeongju-si
Jinhyeon-dong

Bulguksa Temple

Bulguksa is a on , in Jinhyeon-dong, , , South Korea. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the and stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo, and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: temple
  • Also known as: “Bulguksa”
  • Address: 불국로 385

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dabotap and Seokgatap.

Tower
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is a stone pagoda located in the Buddhist temple of in , . From entering the temple through the , is located on the right side, opposing on the left side. is situated 130 metres northeast of Bulguksa Temple.

Tower
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is a Silla-era stone pagoda in the temple in , South Korea. It was designated National Treasure of South Korea No. 21 on December 20, 1962. is situated 110 metres north of Bulguksa Temple.

Buddhist temple
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is a hermitage and part of the temple complex in , South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both on the mountain , although the two are separated by distance of around 3 kilometres. is situated 1½ km east of Bulguksa Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bomun Lake Resort and Yangbuk-myeon.

Locality
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The or Bomun Tourist Complex is a large tourist complex around Bomun Lake in the city of , South Korea. The resort covers the districts of Bomun-dong, Sinpyeong-dong, Amgok-dong and Cheongun-dong. is situated 7 km northwest of Bulguksa Temple.

Town
Munmudaewang-myeon is a myeon or a township in the administrative subdivisions of , , South Korea. It is bordered by and on the east, on the south, , and Oedong-eup on the west and and Janggi-myeon of the on the north. is situated 10 km east of Bulguksa Temple.

Bulguksa Temple

Latitude
35.78901° or 35° 47′ 20″ north
Longitude
129.3315° or 129° 19′ 53″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Bulguksa Temple” 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”
  • Maithili: “बुलगुक्सा”
  • 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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