Silsangsa

Silsangsa Is a temple of the Jogye Order located in Namwon, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The temple is a branch temple of the Geumsan Temple in Iksan. Although the temple is legally located in Namwon, it's also pretty close to the Hamyang county of South Gyeongsang Province. It is super on the grounds that this temple is in a area, as opposed to most Korean temples, which are located in mountainous areas. It is stated that the temple was constructed in the era of Heungdeok of Silla by way of the amazing monk Honchoed a scholar of Zhiyi, after he again from Tang China. Since the king himself showed deep religion and dedicated himself with the Crown Prince in this temple, the area became incredibly celebrated, subsequently becoming the founding area of the Silsang school of Chan Buddhism. Silsangsa is the oldest temple among the 9 mountain faculties.

The temple faced a duration of decline for the duration of the Joseon technology while the structures had been destroyed by using fire. From this point on, the temple changed into close down, even though it turned into later restored three times for the duration of the eras of Sukjong of Joseon, Sunjo of Joseon and Gojong of Korea. However, the temple by no means lower back to its preceding grand scale. The Korean War harmed elements of the temple, as fighting forces regularly handed thru the vicinity, however most of the cultural relics remained intact.