A report on Taebaek Mountains and Odaesan
It stands at the junction of the Taebaek Mountains and the Charyeong Mountains, a spur range stretching to the west and serving to divide the South Han River / Namhan River from the North Han River / Bukhan River.
- OdaesanProminent peaks of the range include Mount Seoraksan (1,708 m), Mount Kumgangsan (1,638 m), Mount Taebaeksan (1,566.7 m) and Mount Odaesan (1,563 m).
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Pyeongchang County
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Pyeongchang (in full, Pyeongchang-gun ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region.
Sangwonsa is a temple on Odaesan Mountain that was originally established as Jinyeowon in 705.
Jajang
0 linksMonk born Kim Seonjong, into the royal Kim family, in the kingdom of Silla.
Monk born Kim Seonjong, into the royal Kim family, in the kingdom of Silla.
Gyeyul ( and Yul jong 律宗, or Vinaya in Sanskrit) monastic order, founded by Gyeomik for the study and implementation of śīla (yuljang 律藏) the "moral discipline" or ""Budhhist ethics"), was lost after the decline of Baekje. After him, Jajang revived the Gyeyul order and built the Woljeongsa temple in 643 of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism on the eastern slopes of Odaesan in Pyeongchang County. Jajang was born in Silla as a true bone (jin'gol) aristocrat. In 641 CE, Jajang and his disciple Seungsil traveled to Tang dynasty China where he received bone relic of Buddha's crown, Śarīra relics and an honorary robe. He also visited Yunju Temple where he stayed until his return to Silla in 643 CE.
Manggyeongsa Temple in Taebaek on the Taebaek Mountains