Unmunsa
The Unmun Temple ( kor. 운문사 , Hanja 雲門寺 , Unmunsa, literally. "Cloud Gate Temple") is a Buddhist temple of the Chan Buddhism practicing Jogye -Ordens ( Jogye-jong , 曹溪宗 ) in the southern part of the Taebaek- Mountains in the South Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do . The largest training facility for nuns in the country is located here.
The temple was founded by the monk Sinseung in the 21st year of King Jinheung's reign (560 CE). Towards the end of the Silla empire, the significantly expanded complex was called the “Magpie Vorberg Temple” (Taejakgap-sa, 鵲 岬 寺 ). But King Taejo , who founded the Goryeo Empire and the Goryeo Dynasty under the name of King Wang Geon , changed the name to Unmunsa in 937. 2000 monks lived here in the 12th century. During the invasion of the Korean peninsula by the Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi , parts of the facility burned down.
After the end of Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945), the largest training center for Buddhist nuns (Kor. Biguni ) in South Korea was established here in 1950 . In addition to meditation and the study of classical literature, practical work in the surrounding gardens and fields plays an important role.
literature
- Martine Batchelor, Sŏnʼgyŏng (Sŭnim): Women in Korean Zen, Lives And Practices. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2006.
- William M. Johnston: Encyclopedia of Monasticism. Chicago, Ill. [U. a.]: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
- Chris Verebes: Empty house - Zen masters and temples of Korea. Seoul: Eastward Publications, 2002.
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Coordinates: 35 ° 39 ′ 40 ″ N , 128 ° 57 ′ 37 ″ E