Bowonsa Temple Site, Seosan

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.316

Category

유적지

Era

통일신라말 ~고려초

Designated year

1987

Location

서산시, 충청남도— 충남 서산시 운산면 용현리 105번지

Coordinates

36.761368, 126.602365

It was located at Bowon Village in Sangwangsan Mountain; with residents moving out, however, only the temple site remains at present. When it was built is not clear, but it is presumed to be the end of the Unified Silla or early Goryeo period. Nonetheless, the discovered Gilt-bronze Standing Buddha in the Age of Baekje suggests that it might have been made in the Age of Baekje. Looking at the record written on the Stele for State Preceptor Beopin, about 1,000 monks had stayed at the temple, which is estimated to be quite big at that time. The remaining many cultural assets consist of the Stone Basin at the Bowonsa Temple Site (Treasure No. 102), Flagpole Supports (Treasure No. 103), Five-story Stone Pagoda (Treasure No. 104), Stupa of State Preceptor Beopin (Treasure No. 105), etc. It is one of the three major temples in the Chungcheongnam-do area, with the Rock-carved Buddha Triad in Seosan in the neighborhood. The Buddhist relics are regionally distributed in a concentrated aspect and are of big help to the research on Buddhist history.

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