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Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonamsa's Wontongjeon was built in 1660. This structure is quite different from the Wontongjeon found at other Korean Buddhist temples because it has three sections. The one section in the center, and the two sections on the sides, form the shape of a "T".

Iljumun is the first gate at the entrance to many Korean Buddhist temples. Called the "one-pillar gate", because when viewed from the side the gate appears to be supported by a single pillar.

The plaque reads (vertically from upper right) Jogyesan Seonamsa (曺溪山 仙巖寺), meaning ‘Seonam Temple on Mount Jogye’.

According to the records from the "Message for the framework-raising ceremony of Jogye Gate" the original structure was destroyed by fire and restored in 1540. It was also recorded that the gate was again destroyed during the Byeongja Horan battle and rebuilt in 1719.

Iljumun is the first gate at the entrance to many Korean Buddhist temples. Called the "One-Pillar Gate", because when viewed from the side the gate appears to be supported by a single pillar.

According to the records from the "Message for the framework-raising ceremony of Jogye Gate" the original structure was destroyed by fire and restored in 1540. It was also recorded that the gate was again destroyed during the Byeongja Horan battle and rebuilt in 1719.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Gakhwangjeon (hall), also known as Jangyukjeon, has a plaque in front identifying the meaning of "Gakhwang" as "Sakyamuni (Buddha) is twice as tall as people who have average height".

It's not known when the hall was first built but it was renovated in 861 by Monk Daegak. Gakhwangjeon was destroyed during the Imjinwaeran war and was rebuilt in 1660. Renovations occurred in 1760 and again in 1801.

Gakhwangjeon is a small hall with an area in the front and another on the side. The foundation is made of stone and large corner stones support the building's columns. The roof is hip-and-gable having double eaves with three brackets set between the columns.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Gakhwangjeon (hall), also known as Jangyukjeon, has a plaque in front identifying the meaning of "Gakhwang" as "Sakyamuni (Buddha) is twice as tall as people who have average height".

It's not known when the hall was first built but it was renovated in 861 by Monk Daegak. Gakhwangjeon was destroyed during the Imjinwaeran war and was rebuilt in 1660. Renovations occurred in 1760 and again in 1801.

Gakhwangjeon is a small hall with an area in the front and another on the side. The foundation is made of stone and large corner stones support the building's columns. The roof is hip-and-gable having double eaves with three brackets set between the columns.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seungseongyo, Seungseon Bridge, is a granite stone bridge constructed in semi-circular arch configuration 14 meters/46 feet long and 3.5-meters/11.5 feet wide.

Monk Hoan built this Joseon Era bridge over a period of six years beginning in 1713. Seungseongyo is considered to be amongst the most beautiful of the old stone bridges in Korea.

Seungseongyo is Treasure No. 400.

Seonam Temple,Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The Seonam Maes (Seonam Mume trees at Seonamsa), which could number about 50 trees, live along the tile-roofed fence road leading to Unsouam, Wontongjeon and Gakwhangjeon.

In the absence of any records, the exact ages of the trees is unknown. However, according to oral traditions of the temple, the trees were planted, together with the Wasong (the Reclined Pine tree) in front of the Cheonbuljeon, around 600 years ago.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

The Three Storied Stone Pagodas at Seonamsa are typical of the stone pagodas of the Silla era from the 9th century that enshrine the saria of Buddha.

The main body of the pagodas and roof stones are cut from a single piece of stone with a double styobase with three pillars carved in relief. Each side of the body is carved with two simple pillars. The roof stones are flat and broad with four layered support with lifted corners.

Seonamsa's Wontongjeon was built in 1660. This structure is quite different from the Wontongjeon found at other Korean Buddhist temples because it has three sections. The one section in the center, and the two sections on the sides, form the shape of a "T".

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Palsangjeon (Hall of Eight Pictures) is a worship hall found on a Korean Buddhist temple complex that contains the "Palsang", the series of painted murals depicting the eight stages in the life of the historic Buddha, Sakyamuni.

Seonamsa's Palsangjeon was built before the 18th century and has been restored twice, once in 1704 and again in 1707.

Seungseongyo, Seungseon Bridge, is a granite stone bridge constructed in semi-circular arch configuration 14 meters/46 feet long and 3.5-meters/11.5 feet wide.

Monk Hoan built this Joseon Era bridge over a period of six years beginning in 1713. Seungseongyo is considered to be amongst the most beautiful of the old stone bridges in Korea.

Seungseongyo is Treasure No. 400.

Seonam Temple,Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

The Lavatory at Seonamsa is a rectangular wood building with an open entrance on the north side, built on elevated ground. One side is for male use and the other side is for female use. This wooden structure has ventilation lattices set high in the walls. Although it is a typical outdoor toilet, it is well kept and devoid of the usual odor. At the entrance of the lavatory, there is a stone basin for hand washing.

There is no documentation indicating the origin of Seonamsa's Lavatory, but it is thought to have existed since before the Jeongyujaeran War in 1597.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Palsangjeon (Hall of Eight Pictures) is a worship hall found on a Korean Buddhist temple complex that contains the "Palsang", the series of painted murals depicting the eight stages in the life of the historic Buddha, Sakyamuni.

Seonamsa's Palsangjeon was built before the 18th century and has been restored twice, once in 1704 and again in 1707.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

Seonamsa's Wontongjeon was built in 1660. This structure is quite different from the Wontongjeon found at other Korean Buddhist temples because it has three sections. The one section in the center, and the two sections on the sides, form the shape of a "T".

Seonam Temple, Seonamsa, is a Korean Buddhist temple located on the eastern slope at the west end of Mount Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, Jeollanamdo Province, South Korea.

The name Seonam (Heavenly Rock) is derived from the legend that a heavenly being once played the game of Go here.

Legend states that in 529 CE missionary-monk Ado built a hermitage at this site on the eastern slope of Jogyesan and named it Biroam.

The Monument to the Restoration of Seonamsa was erected in 1707 to commemorate the restoration of Seonamsa.

The monument has a turtle shaped base with the body and head of the base having the embellishments of a dragon. This monument is typical of those of the Joseon Era.

Palsangjeon (Hall of Eight Pictures) is a worship hall found on a Korean Buddhist temple complex that contains the "Palsang", the series of painted murals depicting the eight stages in the life of the historic Buddha, Sakyamuni.

Seonamsa's Palsangjeon was built before the 18th century and has been restored twice, once in 1704 and again in 1707.