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奉先寺
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Bongseonsa
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Pongsŏnsa
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is a head temple of the
Jogye Order of
Korean Buddhism . It stands in
Jinjeop-eup ,
Namyangju , a short distance east of
Seoul in
Gyeonggi province,
South Korea . It was built by National Preceptor
Beobin in 969, under the
Goryeo dynasty. At that time it bore the name "Unaksa." The current name dates to
1469 , when
Queen Jeonghui of the
Joseon Dynasty changed the temple's name at the time that her husband
King Sejo was buried nearby. The name can be interpreted as "temple of revering the sage." Thereafter, the temple continued to have a close relationship with the queens of Joseon.
Bongseonsa has been burned down and rebuilt several times, due to the 16th-century
Seven Year War , 17th-century
Manchu Invasions Of Korea , and 20th-century
Korean War .
