Woljeongsa Temple

Woljeongsa Temple in Pyeongchang, home to the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and the beautiful natural environment

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Planning the visit

Woljeongsa Temple is stop 6 of 6 on the Gwandong Pungryu Era Route.

The stamp is not at the site itself but at the Tourist information center at Woljeongsa Temple, so check the opening hours of that building rather than the site.

Admission is charged: Adults KRW 5,000 / Teenagers KRW 1,500 / Children KRW 500.

The two closest stamp points are Ojukheon House, 26 km away, and Seongyojang House at 26 km. All three fit into one day.

Details

Address: 374-8, Odaesan-ro, Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
Stamp zone: Tourist information center at Woljeongsa Temple
Admission: Adults KRW 5,000 / Teenagers KRW 1,500 / Children KRW 500
Phone: 033-339-6800
Website: woljeongsa.org
Coordinates: 37.73194, 128.59199

What the campaign says about it

Woljeongsa Temple was built in 643 CE (12th year of Queen Seondeok) by Jajang, a Buddhist monk from the Silla period. It is the only Buddhist temple in South Korea to have an entire mountain dedicated to the temple. Woljeongsa Temple sits serenely in a place full of auspicious energy from Odaesan Mountain, which is a sacred mountain dedicated to the Bodhisattva Manjushri. 2022-08-24In 1964, Buddhist monk Tanheo, who was a master of the Hwaeom school of Buddhism in Korea and a guru of Oriental philosophy, served as the chief priest of Woljeongsa Temple. His disciple, Manhwa, built today’s Jeokgwangjeon Hall, then monk Hyeonhae built the Daebeopryunjeon Hall, which elevated Woljeongsa in both size and status as a major temple. Although several sacred artifacts and cultural assets were lost to multiple fires throughout the Temple’s life, Wokjeongsa retains plenty of treasures and cultural resources, including the Octagonal Nine Story Stone Pagoda designated as a National Treasure and Dangwoo with their own unique characteristics. Woljeongsa Temple is also home to the Odaesan archives for the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which is a UNESCO World Heritage. This means the Temple offers a perfect blend of historical significance as the resting place of the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and a beautiful natural environment.

Quoted from the Visit Korean Heritage Campaign.

Getting there

Get off at the KTX Jinbu station → Walk to the bus stop at Jinbu station → Take the “Jinbu-Sangwonsa” bus → Get off at Woljeongsa bus stop → Walk for 10 minutes

Photographs

Photographs supplied by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation.