Best places: Buddhist temples in Seoul, South Korea

This 9th-century temple in Gaya Mountains has 80,000+ woodblocks engraved with Buddhist scriptures.

Elaborate Buddhist shrine from 676 AD, backed by hills & known for its fall foliage.

Buddhist temple, founded in 1997, with tours, meditation halls, cultural classes & tea ceremonies.

👍👍 One of the most beautiful temple with scenery. It is hard to reach though.

Historic Buddhist temple complex, rebuilt many times since its first construction, with stone cave.

Traditional Korean Buddhist temple complex with a 23 m Maitreya Buddha statue.

Main temple for Jogye Korean Buddhism, with a large main hall & large seated Buddha statue.

Beopsang Buddhist temple founded by a monk, Uisin, in the 6th century & including over 60 buildings.

Centuries-old Buddhist temple with a teahouse, scenic grounds & a stay program for visitors.

👍👍 Gakwonsa Temple and the Independence Hall of Korea make a great day trip to Cheonan! Gakwonsa Temple was built in the 1970s in hopes for the reunification of North and South Korea. There's a 49-foot-tall Buddha statue there that's really impressive. You'll see people walking circles around it. Ther...

👍 The place is very nice. I traveled from Seoul to Jimbo terminal in bullet train KTX, took cab to bus stop and then took bus to Sangwonsa temple. You have to walk to reach to temple and from there if you want trekking, then you can climb to Birobong peak. There are many other treks, you can get the i...

😐 The temple itself was very beautiful. I felt very enlightened during the beginning of the trip. Amazing architecture and green space all around that I think all Buddhist would enjoy. However, my trip was ruined due to a rude and impolite staff at the tea house. She rudely told us to hurry up and ge...

3-storey Buddhist temple dating back to 599 A.D. & offering programs on meditation & Korean culture.

Centuries-old wooden temple featuring a stone pagoda in a tranquil mountain & forest setting.

👍👍 건봉사는부처님 진신사리가 있고 부처님치아가 모셔져있습니딘 만해 한용훈선생과 서산대사 사명당 영규대사영정도주차장 옆 사당에모셔져이습니다 유래가 깊은사찰 입니다.

👍👍 답답하면 찾는곳 경치가 해질때와 뜰때 그리고 매번 갈때마다 분위기가 달라요 특히 겨울에 계곡에서 물내려가는 소리가 정말 ! 마음에 평안을 줄만큼 듣기좋아요 힘들때 마음이 답답할때 가까운곳에서 힐링이 필요할때 추천드려요

👍👍 Impressive Buddhist temple nicely decorated around Buddha's birthday