Samcheok Cheoneunsa Temple (천은사(삼척))

Published 2013-01-09 Updated 2022-01-03 View 5526

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gangwon-do Samcheok-si, Samcheok Cheoneunsa Temple (천은사(삼척)) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Cheoneunsa Temple is located on Dutasan Mountain in Miro-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do. At the tail end of the Goryeo Dynasty, Lee Seung-hyu, a renowned scholar, wrote ‘Jewangungi’, an epic for the Korean people at Cheoneunsa temple. After the temple burnt down during the Korean War, the temple was renovated. The temple houses Beophwagyeong (Lotus Sutra Statue) among other cultural significant artifacts. Also, the surrounding area is where the capital of Goryeo Dynasty was located, a number of relics such as pieces of Celadon and blue roof tiles are unearthed.