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Audio Guide Bulguksa Temple

Duration: 36 min
Bulguksa Temple
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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:

  • 1
    Pabellón 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.

  • 2
    Cheongungyo 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…

  • 3
    Yonhwagyo 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.

  • 4
    Birojeon Hall

    The Birojeon Hall is the main pavilion within Bulguksa Temple, dedicated to Vairocana Buddha.

  • 5
    Geungnakjeon 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.

  • 6
    Salón Gwaneumjeon

    Gwaneumjeon is the highest pavilion within the Bulguksa Temple complex in Gyeongju, positioned on the upper terrace.

  • 7
    Gyeongju 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.

  • 8
    Nahanjon Pavilion

    Nahanjeon is a hall within Bulguksa temple dedicated to the arhats—Buddhist disciples who achieved enlightenment.

  • 9
    Pagoda Saritap

    Saritap Pagoda, meaning "relic pagoda," is a Buddhist stone shrine located in a small courtyard adjoining Birojeon Hall.

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385 Bulguk-ro, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Opening hoursMonday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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9 points of interest included
  • 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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