Bulguksa

Bulguksa is placed at the slopes of Mount Toham. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and encompasses seven National treasures of South Korea, collectively with the Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo, and gilt-bronze statues of Buddha. The temple is assessed as Historic and Scenic Site No. 1 by means of manner of the South Korean authorities. In 1995, Bulguksa turned into delivered to the UNESCO World Heritage List collectively with the Seokguram Grotto, which lies four kilometers to the east.

The temple is considered as a masterpiece of the golden age of Buddhist artwork inside the Silla country. It is currently the top temple of the eleventh district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Among the earliest woodblock prints within the global, a model of the Dharani sutra dated among 704 and 751 changed into discovered there in 1966. Its Buddhist text was revealed on a 8 cm × 630 cm mulberry paper scroll.