Emily Thompson
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Audio Guide Samgwangsa Temple

Duration: 44 min
Samgwangsa Temple
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Audio guide Samgwangsa Temple in English

In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Samgwangsa Temple telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.

What you'll hear inside Samgwangsa Temple:

  • 1
    Iljumun Gate

    Iljumun is the formal entrance gate to the Samgwangsa temple complex in Busan, and the first architectural feature visitors encounter upon arrival.

  • 2
    Jigwanjeon Pavilion

    Jigwanjeon is the central prayer hall of Samgwangsa temple, South Korea's largest Buddhist cultural centre, accommodating up to ten thousand worshippers at once.

  • 3
    Beopwhasa Temple

    The Beopwhasammaedang, a striking five-storey structure, stands in the main plaza of Samgwangsa temple, opposite the Jigwanjeon pavilion.

  • 4
    Medicine Hall

    The Yaksajeon (Medicine Hall) sits within the Beopwhasammaedang pavilion at Samgwangsa temple in Busan.

  • 5
    Pabellón Beomjonggak

    The Beomjonggak is the bell pavilion of Samgwangsa temple, a traditional two-storey wooden structure with a hipped roof completed in 1991.

  • 6
    Pagoda Daebo

    The Daebo Pagoda is an impressive nine-storey, eight-sided structure standing 30 metres tall, built as a monument to world peace and Korean unification.

  • 7
    Daeungbojeon Temple

    Daeungbojeon is the spiritual heart of Samgwangsa temple and its principal hall of worship, dedicated to prayers for national peace and the wellbeing of the Korean people.

  • 8
    Daejosajeon Temple

    Daejosajeon is a pavilion within Samgwangsa temple, erected to honour Sangwol Wongak Daejosa, who restored the Cheontae order in South Korea.

  • 9
    Pabellón Jijangjeon

    Jijangjeon is a two-storey pavilion built in 2000, dedicated to Jijang Bosal, the bodhisattva revered as protector of those suffering in the lower realms of existence.

  • 10
    Geuglagjeong Temple

    Geuglagjeon is the main hall of Samgwangsa Temple, dedicated to Amitabha Buddha—the Buddha of Infinite Light who presides over the Western Paradise, known in Korean as Geungnak or the Pure Land of…

  • 11
    Hillingseulgil Healing Path

    The Hillingseulgil, signposted at the temple as "the path of healing," is an uphill trail beginning behind the Daejosajeon pavilion.

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Practical information

77 Choeupcheon-ro 43beon-gil, Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea
Opening hoursMonday: Open 24 hours Tuesday: Open 24 hours Wednesday: Open 24 hours Thursday: Open 24 hours Friday: Open 24 hours Saturday: Open 24 hours Sunday: Open 24 hours
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11 points of interest included
  • 1.Iljumun Gate
  • 2.Jigwanjeon Pavilion
  • 3.Beopwhasa Temple
  • 4.Medicine Hall
  • 5.Pabellón Beomjonggak
  • 6.Pagoda Daebo
  • 7.Daeungbojeon Temple
  • 8.Daejosajeon Temple
  • 9.Pabellón Jijangjeon
  • 10.Geuglagjeong Temple
  • 11.Hillingseulgil Healing Path

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