Sogwangsa

Buddhist temple in North Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sŏgwangsa (Korean: 석왕사) is a Korean Buddhist temple located in Sŏlbong-ri in Kosan County, Kangwon Province, North Korea. Once one of Korea's largest Buddhist temples, the complex was mostly destroyed by US bombing in 1951 and is in ruins. It is listed as National Treasure #94

Hangul
석왕사
Hanja
釋王寺
RRSeogwangsa
MRSŏgwangsa
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Sogwangsa
Sogwang Temple in the 1930s
Korean name
Hangul
석왕사
Hanja
釋王寺
RRSeogwangsa
MRSŏgwangsa
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