Yaksasa | Attraction Guide | K-Travel Mate

Yaksasa is a temple belonging to the Korean Buddhist tradition of Yeoraejong, located on the mid-slope of Mandeoksan in Namhansanseong, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do. Yaksasa was founded in 1937 when Sukhyeon Daebosal (real name Yun Bongsun) had a vision and, with the help of grandmother Lee Chang-ho, discovered a small cave in the hermitage site and established a prayer hall to begin religious practice. In March 1967, Monk Inwang rebuilt Hanheungsa Temple, which was located on the Namhan mountain range, and in 1968 enshrined the Eastern Teacher Medicine Buddha statue, after which the temple name was changed to Yaksasa. During construction of the main hall in 1999, stone pagoda elements (two base stones, five cap stones, one roof stone) and roof tiles, presumed to be from the Goryeo dynasty, were discovered, confirming the site as an original temple location. The Painting of the Ten Kings of the Underworld is enshrined in the Sacred Treasures Hall.