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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Geumsansa, Songgwangsa, Unjusa, Korean Buddhist temples, Tongdosa, Haeinsa, Naksansa, Beomeosa, Geumtapsa, Neunggasa, Guinsa, Palsangjeon, Mireuksa, List of Buddhist temples in Busan, Woljeongsa, Yongjusa, Geumdangsa, Sinheungsa, Silleuksa, Bongjeongsa, Magoksa, Beopjusa, Eunsusa, Ssanggyesa, Golgulsa, Musangsa, Baekyangsa, Pyochungsa, Gamsansa, Donghwasa, Hwaeomsa, Jonjaamji, Oseam, Three Jewel Temples of Korea, Jikjisa, Mihwangsa, Seonunsa, Bongseonsa, Gounsa, Sudeoksa, Eunhaesa, Wongaksa, Baekdamsa, Sinwonsa, Daeheungsa, Geumgoksa, Baengnyeonsa, Muwisa. Excerpt: Geumsansa (literally "Golden Mountain Temple") is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It stands on the slopes of Moaksan in Gimje City, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea. There is a minor disagreement over in which year Geumsansa was founded, according to sources. The 1635 compilation, Geumsansa sajeok (hanja:, Chronicle of Geumsan Temple) records that the temple was established in 600 AD by Baekje (18 BC-660 AD), one of the three kingdoms that ruled the Korean peninsula during this period. The year indicates both the second year of King Beop's short-lived reign (r. 599-600) and the first year of the next ruler and his son, King Mu's reign (r. 600-641). In the document, King Beop who was a faithful Buddhist ordered a royal edict to prohibit killing of any living creatures in 599 and ordained 38 Buddhist monks. On the other hand, according to Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea, Buddhapia, a South Korean Buddhist portal site and others, Geumsasa was built in 599, the first year of King Beop. Regardless of the founding date, it was assumed not to have been a significant temple in the scope of its scale and character. Since the Master Jinpyo had led the project of reconstructing the monastery from 722 in King Gyeongdeok's reign to ...
