Gilsangsa

AffiliationKorean Buddhism

LocationSeongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea

Coordinates37°35′57″N 126°59′39″E / 37.59913°N 126.99427°E / 37.59913; 126.99427

EstablishedDecember 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)

Gilsangsa
Part of the temple in 2022
Religion
Affiliation	Korean Buddhism
Location
Location	Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
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Coordinates	37°35′57″N 126°59′39″E / 37.59913°N 126.99427°E / 37.59913; 126.99427
Architecture
Established	December 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)
Website
kilsangsa.info/home/default_in.asp (in Korean)

Gilsangsa (Korean: 길상사; Hanja: 吉祥寺) is a Buddhist temple in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. The temple is of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It was established on December 14, 1997,^[1] and is located on the Samgaksan mountain.^[2]

The temple is relatively new. It was established via a donation of 100 billion won from Kim Yeong-hwa.^{[2][3][better source needed]} It has a seven-story stone pagoda.^{[3][unreliable source?]} It participates in the Templestay program, where guests can participate in activities at the temple and experience Korean Buddhist culture.^[2]

When the Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon went missing, shortly before his 2020 suicide, his last mobile phone signal was near the temple.^[4]