Magoksa

Magoksa
마곡사
View of Magoksa Temple in South Korea
Religion
AffiliationJogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Location
Location966 Magoksa-ro Sagok-myeon Gongju city South Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청남도 공주시 사곡면 마곡사로 966)
CountrySouth Korea
Magoksa is located in South Korea
Magoksa
Shown within South Korea
Geographic coordinates36°33′32″N 127°00′44″E / 36.55889°N 127.01222°E / 36.55889; 127.01222
LocationGongju, Republic of Korea
CriteriaCultural: iii
Reference1562-5
Inscription2018 (42nd Session)

Magoksa (Korean마곡사; Hanja麻谷寺; lit. Hemp Valley Temple) is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism in Gongju, South Korea. It is located on the eastern slope of Taehwasan, on taegeuk-shaped bend in the Taegeukcheon Stream.[1]

It also offers temple stay programs where visitors can experience Buddhist culture.[2]

  1. ^ "Magoksa Temple". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  2. ^ "Magoksa Temple stay program". Archived from the original on 2016-03-12.