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Beomeosa Temple
This temple was established by King Munmu of the Shilla Kingdom in 678 A.D. It is considered one of the three famed temples of the southeast.
The Beomeosa in Temple literally translates as “fish from heaven,” or together, “Temple of the Nirvana Fish.” This comes from a legend that states that a fish from heaven rode on a five-colored cloud and landed in a well on the premises of the temple before it was built, giving the well a golden hue and marking it as a holy spot on which the temple should be constructed. The legend carries on to this very day stating that at the top Geumjeongsan (the mountain where the temple is located), there is a well that can never dry up, with healing properties, and of course, golden hues in the water.
It is one of the head temples in a Korean order of Buddhism known as the Jogye Order. This is simply a reference to traditional brand of Korean Buddhism that took root in South Korea during the reign of the Silla Empire around 800 B.C. This most treasured temple in Busan was constructed by a legendary figure in South Korean culture, a monk by the name of Uisang. Amazingly the first construction of the temple stood the test of time for almost a full millennium until the Japanese invaded in the late 1500s, burning the temple in Busan to the ground. It was built once again in 1602, but burnt down again as the result of an accidental fire. The main temple was rebuilt in 1613. At its biggest, the Beomeosa Temple unbelievably had over 350 rooms.
The pagodas, gates, temple halls, and shrines constitute national treasures in South Korea. They are qualified as such in the country just as places are designated as historic places on the National Register in the United States.
The tickets above are our subway tickets we rode to the temple.
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