Seorak-san (mountain) dominates the sea and the sea joins the land. Naksan-sa (temple) is made of cozy mud
walls and canbe found in Obong-san, near Naksan Beach. The temple was built by Uisangdaesa (a revered
Buddhist monk) in 676. The temple contains many interesting things to see.
Ilju-mun is the name of the gate at the entrance to Naksan-sa.
The letters "OhBongSan NakSanSa" are carved on the gate.
After passing through the gate, many old pine trees line the path.
Through the Gate of the Four Devas, you can see the temple bell tower on the left side.
It is the tower for the big bell of the temple, including a wood fish, a whunpan for signalling meal
times, and a small drum for worship. These are the principal ceremonial instruments. The wood fish is very
colorful and its head is a dragon, with the body of a fish biting a ball.
Wontoingbojeon lies behind the tower. It became the major building after a Buddhist saint GhanEumJeon
was enshrined. When Deawooingjeon and Birojeon became the major buildings, the building held
the remains of GhanEumJeon. A wind-bell makes a clear sound and welcomes the people who visit the temple.
After the small temple, there is the path to Buta-jeon, which has black pine trees on both sides.
You can see it after 5 minutes of walking. This is the largest in the temple and it was built in 1993.
It has the tree statues (ChilGanUomSang, ChunSueGan, ChunOhBakGanOumSang), and
Naksan-sa is the only temple to have so many statues.
Two large modern buildings are the memorial museums for WheeSang and DaReHun. They look
like twin buildings and were built it in memory of WheeSang on May 1, 2001.
The illumination of him is an eight-leaved folding screen of his life with Buddhist pictures.
The ten-leaved folding screen has the books WhauUomIlSoungBubGaDo and
BakWhauDoLeeRangBalWonMoon written by him.
Hongrean-am was built as a special small temple into which a bird had entered. It holds a secret
in the floor. There is a cap on the floor- open it for an unimaginable sight. You can see the waves of
the sea striking against the blue cliff again and again. The sound of waves crashing
goes up into the temple to refresh people and the fresh sea air also fills the temple.
Directions: Yangyang -> National Road #7 towards Sokcho -> Naksan Beach entrance
A large fire on April 5, 2005, in the Yangyang area burned most of the buildings of Naksan-sa including Daeungjeon. Restoration has started, with completion expected in 4~5 years.
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