Pagyesa

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CountrySouth Korea
Coordinates36°00′04″N 128°38′28″E / 36.0011°N 128.6411°E / 36.0011; 128.6411
Completed804
Pagyesa
: A temple building at Pagyesa, Palgong Mountain, Daegu, South Korea
: A temple building at Pagyesa, Palgong Mountain, Daegu, South Korea
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
Location
CountrySouth Korea
Pagyesa is located in South Korea
Pagyesa
Shown within South Korea
Coordinates36°00′04″N 128°38′28″E / 36.0011°N 128.6411°E / 36.0011; 128.6411
Architecture
Completed804
Buddha's Birthday paper lanterns at Pagyesa
Pagyesa roof edge

Pagyesa (Korean: 파계사; Hanja: 把溪寺), or Pagye Temple, is a Buddhist temple on the mountain Palgongsan, near Daegu, South Korea. The temple was first built in 804 by a priest named Simji,[1] and was restored and expanded in the 17th century.[2]

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