Part 15. Jogyesa Temple, 조계사

As the main temple as well as the district head temple of Jogye order in Seoul, Jogyesa Temple is the center of Korean Buddhism The temple was built in the late 14th century during the Goryeo period and was once turned into ashes due to fire and was rebuilt under the name of Gackhwangsa Temple in 1910 with the effort of many respectful monks, namely Han Yong-un and Lee Hee-gwang The temple was given a role as the head temple of Korea’s Buddhism and renamed to Tegosa Temple in 1936 In 1954, a purification drive took place to eliminate Japanese influence and revive traditional Buddhism, which established the present day Jogyesa Temple as a result Jogyesa Temple plays an important role in Korean Buddhism as the head temple of Jogye order Jogyesa Temple’s Dharma Hall serves as the main venue for several Buddhist events, holding rituals, lectures, ceremonies, and other events all year long The annual lantern festival in celebration of Buddhist’s birthday also takes place at this temple From : KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION I live in Seoul Seoul tourist attractions, which used to be crowded with foreign tourists, are now not able to find foreign tourists due to the epidemic situation It's a situation that you can't come to seoul even if you want to I'm going to take a video of the current tourist attractions in Seoul from a first-person perspective and upload them on YouTube I hope many people who are interested watch it If you have any place you want to go, please leave a comment I'll take a video as much as I can and upload it on YouTube ​ E: tier819@naver com