Gakwonsa - Cheonan, Korea
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silverquill
N 36° 50.055 E 127° 11.785
52S E 339169 N 4078003
Gakwonsa is a new Buddhist temple in Korea, built in 1987 as a focus of prayers for the reunification of Korea It is located outside of the city of Cheonan with a view of Taejo Mountain. It's outstanding feature is a large seated statue of Buddha.
Waymark Code: WM68MA
Location: South Korea
Date Posted: 04/23/2009
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Bronze Sitting Buddha of Gagwonsa
Gagwonsa is located at Mt. Taejosan, and you can see all of downtown Cheonan from here. The surrounding scenery is nice, but the temple is more famous for its bronze sitting Buddha. The Buddha is 15m high, 30m in circumference, and weighs 60 tons. The length of the Buddha's ears is 1.7m, and the length of his fingernails is 0.3m. The Buddha sits with Mt. Taejosan's main peak situated right behind it and faces west.
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Photos of the shrine are strongly encouraged when permitted otherwise please refrain from taking pictures inside and in any case, generally have respect for the religious nature of the site.