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Audio guide Bulguksa Temple in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Bulguksa 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 Bulguksa Temple:
- 1Pabellón Daeungjeon
The Daeungjeon Pavilion, whose name translates as 'Hall of the Great Hero', is the principal building at Bulguksa Temple and the symbolic heart of your visit through the complex.
- 2Cheongungyo and Baegungyo Bridges
The twin stone bridges of Cheongungyo and Baegungyo – literally the 'Blue Cloud' and 'White Cloud' bridges – form a double staircase leading to Jahamun gate, the entrance to the temple's main…
- 3Yonhwagyo and Chilbogyo Bridges
The Yonhwagyo ('Lotus Flower Bridge') and Chilbogyo ('Seven Treasures Bridge') formed the original entrance stairway to Geungnakjeon Hall, the Hall of Supreme Bliss dedicated to Amitabha Buddha.
- 4Birojeon Hall
The Birojeon Hall is the main pavilion within Bulguksa Temple, dedicated to Vairocana Buddha.
- 5Geungnakjeon Pavilion
Geungnakjeon Hall, the 'Hall of Supreme Bliss', embodies the Western Pure Land—the Buddhist celestial paradise where devotees seek rebirth to attain enlightenment more readily.
- 6Salón Gwaneumjeon
Gwaneumjeon is the highest pavilion within the Bulguksa Temple complex in Gyeongju, positioned on the upper terrace.
- 7Gyeongju Museum Hall
The Museoljeon Hall sits directly behind Daeungjeon, the main hall, and is known as the 'Hall of Non-Teaching'—a deliberately paradoxical Buddhist name.
- 8Nahanjon Pavilion
Nahanjeon is a hall within Bulguksa temple dedicated to the arhats—Buddhist disciples who achieved enlightenment.
- 9Pagoda Saritap
Saritap Pagoda, meaning "relic pagoda," is a Buddhist stone shrine located in a small courtyard adjoining Birojeon Hall.
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Practical information
- 1.Pabellón Daeungjeon
- 2.Cheongungyo and Baegungyo Bridges
- 3.Yonhwagyo and Chilbogyo Bridges
- 4.Birojeon Hall
- 5.Geungnakjeon Pavilion
- 6.Salón Gwaneumjeon
- 7.Gyeongju Museum Hall
- 8.Nahanjon Pavilion
- 9.Pagoda Saritap
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