My Favorite Place in Korea: Bongjeong-sa Yeongsan-am

If I had to pick my favorite spot in all Korea, it would be here — Yeongsan-am Hermitage of Bongjeong-sa Temple in Andong.

If you’ve seen “Why Did Bodhi-Dharma Leave for the East?“, you may or may not recognize the place.

Directions to Bongjeong-sa in English can be found here.

This entry was written by Robert Koehler, posted on July 4, 2007 at 8:11 pm, filed under Korean Culture, Photos of Korea. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

hoidylovesnewts

Posted July 4, 2007 at 11:08 pm | Permalink

That’s a beauty. I’d like to visit. Viewable in Google Earth? Coordinates if possible?
sewing

Posted July 5, 2007 at 2:31 am | Permalink

Thank you, sir—another new place to visit on my next trip! First stop, that garden in Yongin, then off to Andong we go!
sanshinseon

Posted July 5, 2007 at 11:11 pm | Permalink

Yeah, really beautiful architecture, one of the best. Right next to the main temple, so picturesque. I was guide for a group of Ambassadors doing Temple-Stay at Bongjeong-sa a few years ago, and we got to sleep overnight in Yeongsan-am! Man, sitting on the front-pavilion overlooking the garden in the silent night under a near-full moon — was magical. Jijo-am Hermitage just a 20-min walk up the mtn is a great place too…
hoidylovesnewts

Posted July 10, 2007 at 10:26 pm | Permalink

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