Pohyonsa

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Pohyonsa
Chosŏn'gŭl 보현사 Hancha 普賢寺 McCune-Reischauer Pohyŏnsa Revised Romanization Bohyeonsa

Pohyonsa is a Korean Buddhist temple in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. It is located on Myohyang-san and was founded in 1024, during the Goryeo dynasty.^[1] The temple houses a copy of the Tripitaka Koreana, and is maintained today as a historical museum.

There are several other temples by the same name, hailing from:

• Anbyon, Kangwon Province, North Korea
• Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
• Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
• Gangneung, Gangwon Province, South Korea
• Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Pohyonsa Temple, June 13 2000. Korea.net. Retrieved on 2006-01-14.

[edit] See also

• Korean Buddhism
• Korean architecture