Hyangsan Temple | Attraction Guide | K-Travel Mate

Located in the town center of Muju, Hyangsan Temple is a branch temple of Geumsansa, the head temple of the 17th district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, where nuns practice asceticism. In 1936, Seonpa Monk rebuilt the Dharma hall and enshrined Buddha, and in 1975, Hyean Monk renovated the Daeungjeon Hall. Currently, the temple complex consists of Daeungjeon Hall, Nahanjeon Hall, Sansingak, Iljumun Gate, and monks' quarters, with a three-story stone pagoda in the courtyard, overall a modest temple. In Daeungjeon Hall, the main Buddha is Shakyamuni Buddha on the altar, accompanied by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva. The hanging paintings of Buddha, Seven Stars, and Guardian Deities in Daeungjeon were all created in 1924. Nahanjeon Hall enshrines the five seated Buddhas and sixteen arhats with Shakyamuni Buddha at the center on the summit altar.