Wonhyosa

Wonhyosa Temple is located in Wonhyo Valley, Modan Mountain, Gyeongok-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City. The era of its establishment is roughly estimated to be the period of King Jijong of Silla and King Phoheung in the early to mid-6th century, but it cannot be confirmed. It is said that after Wonhyo came here to renovate in the period of King Munmu, people called the temple Wonhyo Temple and Wonhyoan. , Wonhyo-dang, another name is Wonhyo-sa Temple when a famous monk built the temple in the first half of the 14th century during King Chungsu’s time because of his admiration for Wonhyo. There is no record in the history after that. When Queen Munjeong was the regent of the Joseon Dynasty, Buddhism was revived, and monks came to this temple to gather. Later, Linggyu, who led the monks and soldiers to fight during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, once practiced Taoism here. When Ding You was in chaos again, the monastery was burnt to the ground, and the monks interpreted the scriptures and rebuilt it, which has been rebuilt many times since then. It was destroyed again during the 6.25 war, and the temple has been rebuilt since 1954, repairing buildings such as Daxiong Hall, Chanyuan, and dormitories. During the construction, six golden and bronze Buddha statues from the Unified Silla period, pottery and tiledang from the Baekje period, iron-headed Buddha statues from the Goryeo period, Goryeo porcelain, and earthenware Buddha heads made in the Goryeo and Joseon periods were unearthed. This cultural relic has been designated as Tangible Cultural Heritage No. 8 of Gwangju Metropolitan City. Around the temple are the stone lamps of the Unified Silla period with only the lower stone and the roof stone, the three-story stone pagoda of the Goryeo period made of granite, and the Hoeundang Buddha in the middle of the Joseon Dynasty. Changyun Temple and Yixiangtai, etc.