Inwangsa

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Inwangsa
Korean name
Hangul
인왕사
Hanja
仁旺寺[1]
Revised RomanizationInwangsa
McCune–ReischauerInwangsa

Inwangsa is a Buddhist temple of the Bonwon Order in Mt. Inwangsan, Seoul, South Korea. It is located at San 2 Muak-dong, in the Jongno-gu area of the city. When King Taejo of Joseon Dynasty established the capital city in Seoul, he assigned Josaeng (조생 祖生), a monk from a Buddhist temple affiliated to the royal court as the head monk of the new temple to establish it at the site.[2]

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  1. ^ "종로구청 누리집>역사>동명유래>우리동네의 명소".
  2. ^ "The history of the foundation" (in Korean). Koreatemple.net. Retrieved 5 May 2008.

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