Beomeosa history

Beomeosa is one of the best five temples in Korea which was built in typicalmountain district Buddhist temple form and has been for more than a thousand year. The scarlet autumn leaves are at their best early in November and it is located in the foot of Gumjeong mountain in Gumjeong-gu, Busan. It was built in 678 by monk Ui Sang. Beomeosa has long history and many treasures such as Three Story Stone Pagoda and Taeungjon and more. It is a historical temple.


Hence the name of Beomeosa

The origin of the name Beomeosa is traced in the geography book Donggukyeojiseungram. In the top of a mountain Geumjeongsan, there is a golden color pond and fish. The golden fish rode the colorful clouds descend from a heaven. Then this mountain called MT Geumjeong and built a temple in under the mountain and called Beomeosa. Beomeosa has Chinese-based name that means Temple of the Nirvana Fish.


Maintenance of Beomeosa

It was disappeared Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. It vanishes nearly during 10 year. Up to this day it repairs many times and often.