A temple built to protect Silla from Japanese pirates invading from the east coast.
Three-story stone pagoda at Gameunsa Temple Site
Silla defeated Goguryeo and Baekje and unified the three kingdoms (668). The 30th king of Silla, King Munmu, was planning to build Jinguksa Temple to protect Silla from Japanese pirates, but he died of illness just before it was completed. His son, King Sinmun, renamed Jinguksa Temple Gameunsa Temple to honor his father's achievement, and in 682, the year after his father's death, the temple was completed as a three-story stone pagoda temple in the twin pagoda and one golden hall style, a first of its kind to demonstrate the grandeur of a unified nation.
The Gameunsa Temple Site, located about 1.7 kilometers by car from the Tomb of King Munmu the Great in Donghae, where King Munmu rests, is where legend has it that King Munmu was reborn as a sea dragon to protect Silla. Remains of the temple include 13.4-meter-tall stone pagodas lined up on the east and west sides, the main hall with a stone floor, and a dock.
Stone-floored main hall
Main hall
A pier
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| spot name | Gameunsa Temple Confession |
| Address | 55-1 Yongdang-ri, Yangbuk-myeon, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do 55-1 |
| Time | 自由 |
| Holiday | None |
| Admission fee | Free |
| Details | The site of an early temple in Unified Silla (Historic Site No. 31), the Gameunsa Temple Site 3-story Stone Pagoda (National Treasure No. 112) |
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