Jeondeungsa
Oldest extant Buddhist temple in Korea
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Jeondeungsa (Korean: 전등사) is a Buddhist temple located on Ganghwa Island, Incheon, South Korea. It is the oldest extant Buddhist temple in the entire Korean peninsula,[1][2] having been founded in the year 381, during the Goguryeo period.[3]
AffiliationJogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Location37-41, Jeondeungsa-ro, Gilsang-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
Coordinates37°37′55.1″N 126°29′03.7″E
| Jeondeungsa | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | 37-41, Jeondeungsa-ro, Gilsang-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, South Korea |
| Country | South Korea |
  Shown within South Korea | |
| Coordinates | 37°37′55.1″N 126°29′03.7″E |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 전등사 |
| Hanja | 傳燈寺 |
| RR | Jeondeungsa |
| MR | Chŏndŭngsa |
The entirety of the temple is located within the Samnang Fortress.[2]
Jeondeungsa participates in the Templestay program, in which visitors can stay at the temple and experience Buddhist culture.[4]
Gallery
Inside Daeungjeon, the main worship hall (2013)
The Yaksajeon hall, where the Medicine Buddha is enshrined (2013)
Monk and Templestay guests walk up a wooded path in the temple (2008)
Temple courtyard (2020)
Wooden figure of a naked woman on the roof (2012)
Inside one of the halls (2020)
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