Unmunsa
Unmun-sa is a Buddhist temple located on the southernmost part of the Taebaek Mountains in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was built in the 21st year of the reign of King Jinheung . Around the end of the Silla Kingdom, the temple was expanded and renamed as Taejakgap-sa, but its name was changed to its current Unmansa in the 20th year of the reign of King Taejo. Parts of the temple were destroyed down during the invasion of the Korean peninsula by the Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Unmunsa is a temple of the Jogye Order. In 1950, it became the largest training center for nuns in South Korea.
Literature
- Martine Batchelor, Sŏnʼgyŏng, Women in Korean Zen, Lives And Practices. Syracuse University Press, 2006.