This is a list of Buddhist temples in North Korea and South Korea. As of 2004, there are 64 temples in North Korea. There are about 20,000 Buddhist temples in South Korea.
List The following list is sorted by Romanized names, but it also can be sorted by Korean names, by provinces (SK=South Korea, NK=North Korea), or by counties (i.e. gun or si). "×" indicates temples that no longer exist and "?" indicates disputed or unknown information. A star in the first column denotes the 31 head temples designated during the Japanese colonial period.
* Temple Hangeul Hanja Province County FoundedRef. Anguksa안국사安國寺NK South PyonganPyongsong-si503 Anhwasa×안화사安和寺NK North HwanghaeKaesong-si930*Baegyangsa백양사白羊寺SK South JeollaJangseong-gun632 Baekdamsa백담사百潭寺SK GangwonInje-gun650 circa Baengnyulsa백률사栢栗寺SK North GyeongsangGyeongju-si692 Baengnyeonsa백련사白蓮寺SK South JeollaGangjin-gun650 circa*Beomeosa범어사梵魚寺SK Busan Geumjeong District678 × 법화사 法華寺SK JejuSeogwipo-si5~7C?*Beopjusa법주사法住寺SK North ChungcheongBoeun-gun553 보경사 寶鏡寺SK North GyeongsangPohang-si602 보문사 普門寺SK IncheonGanghwa-gun635*Bongeunsa봉은사奉恩寺SK SeoulGangnam-gu794 Bongjeongsa봉정사鳳停寺SK North GyeongsangAndong-si672 Bongnyeongsa 봉녕사 奉寧寺SK GyeonggiSuwon-si1208*Bongseonsa봉선사奉先寺SK GyeonggiNamyangju-si969 Bongwonsa봉원사奉元寺SK SeoulSeodaemun-gu889*Boseoksa보석사寶石寺SK South ChungcheongGeumsan-gun885 Bulguksa and Seokguram불국사佛國寺SK North GyeongsangGyeongju-si528 and 751 Buseoksa부석사浮石寺SK North GyeongsangYeongju-si676 자혜사慈惠寺NK South HwanghaeSinchon Countyearly Goryeo Cheongpyeongsa 청평사 淸平寺SK GangwonChuncheon-si973 Chongrungsa×정릉사定陵寺NK PyongyangRyokpo-guyok426 Chonjusa천주사天柱寺NK North PyonganYongbyon-gun1684*Daeheungsa대흥사大興寺SK South JeollaHaenam-gun514?*Donghwasa동화사桐華寺SK DaeguDong-gu493 and 832 Doseonsa도선사道詵寺SK SeoulGangbuk-gu862*Eunhaesa은해사銀海寺SK North GyeongsangYeongcheon809*Geonbongsa건봉사乾鳳寺SK GangwonGoseong-gun520 Geumdangsa금당사金塘寺SK North JeollaJinan-gun814 Geumsansa금산사金山寺SK North JeollaGimje-si600 and 770 Geumtapsa금탑사金塔寺SK South JeollaGoheung-gun650 circa*김룡사金龍寺SK North GyeongsangMungyeong588*Girimsa기림사祇林寺SK North GyeongsangGyeongju-si643*Gounsa고운사孤雲寺SK North GyeongsangUiseong-gun681 Guinsa구인사救仁寺SK North ChungcheongDanyang-gun1945 구룡사 龜龍寺SK GangwonWonju668 Gwaneumsa (Seoul)관음사觀音寺SK SeoulGwanak-gu895 Gwaneumsa (Jeju City)SK JejuJeju City? Gyeongguksa경국사慶國寺SK SeoulSeongbuk-gu1325*Haeinsa해인사海印寺SK South GyeongsangHapcheon-gun802 Hangnimsa×학림사鶴林寺NK South HwanghaeChangyon-gunSilla ×흥왕사興王寺NK North HwanghaeKaepung-gun1067*Hwaeomsa화엄사華嚴寺SK South JeollaGurye-gun544 Hwangnyongsa×황룡사皇龍寺SK North GyeongsangGyeongju-si553 Hwasong Ssanggyesa화성쌍계사化成雙磎寺NK North HamgyongMyonggan-gun1395Hyonam현암縣庵NK South HwanghaeChaeryong-gun? 자재암 自在庵SK GyeonggiDongducheon654Jangansa×장안사長安寺NK KangwonKumgang-gun551*Jeondeungsa전등사傳燈寺SK IncheonGanghwa-gun381Jeongyangsa정양사正陽寺NK KangwonKumgang-gun600 증심사証心寺SK Gwangju Dong District860 Jikjisa직지사直指寺SK North GyeongsangGimcheon-si418 진관사津寬寺SK SeoulEunpyeong-guGoryeo Jogyesa조계사曹溪寺SK SeoulJongno-gu1395 & 1910Jonggwangsa정광사定光寺NK South HamgyongRiwon-gun838Jongjinsa정진사淨進寺NK South PyonganSongchon County?Junghungsa중흥사重興寺NK RyanggangSamsu-gun1570 Kaesimsa개심사開心寺NK North HamgyongMyongchon-gun826 and 1377 Kaewonsa개원사開元寺NK North PyonganChongju? Kangsosa강서사江西寺NK South HwanghaePaechon-gun? 금광사金光寺NK North PyonganUiju-gun? Kwangbopsa광법사廣法寺NK PyongyangTaesong-guyokGoryeo Kwangjesa광제사光濟寺NK South HamgyongPukchong-gun1467 Kwanumsa관음사觀音寺NK North HwanghaeKaesong-si970 and 1393 Kwijinsa귀진사歸眞寺NK North HwanghaeSohung-gunmid 12C*Kwijusa×귀주사歸州寺NK South HamgyongHamhung-siGoryeo*Magoksa마곡사麻谷寺SK South ChungcheongGongju-si640 Mahayonsa×마하연사摩訶衍寺NK KangwonKumgang-gun661 Mihwangsa미황사美黃寺SK South JeollaHaenam-gun749 Mireuksa미륵사彌勒寺SK North JeollaIksan-si602 Myongjoksa명적사明寂寺NK KangwonWonsan-siSilla Naesosa내소사 SK North JeollaBuan-gun633낙가사洛伽寺SK GangwonGangneung-siGoryeo Naksansa낙산사洛山寺SK GangwonYangyang-gun671 Oseam오세암五歲庵SK GangwonInje643*패엽사貝葉寺NK South HwanghaeSinchon CountySilla Pagyesa파계사把溪寺SK Daegu Dong-gu804 법운암法雲庵NK PyongyangMangyongdae-guyokGoguryeo Podok Hermitage보덕암普德庵NK KangwonKumgang-gunmid 6C*Pohyonsa보현사普賢寺NK North PyonganHyangsan-gun1025 circaPohyonsa (Anbyon)NK KangwonAnbyŏn-gun737*법흥사法興寺NK South PyonganPyongwon-gun? Powolsa보월사寶月寺NK North PyonganKujang-gun975 Pulilsa×불일사佛日寺NK KaesongPanmun-gun951 Puljiam불지암佛池庵NK KangwonKumgang-gunSillaPyohunsa표훈사表訓寺NK KangwonKumgang-gun670Ryangchonsa량천사梁泉寺NK South HamgyongKowon-gun753?Ryonghungsa룡흥사龍興寺NK South HamgyongYonggwang-gun1048Ryonghwasa룡화사龍華寺NK PyongyangMoranbong-guyok1920s Ryongtongsa령통사靈通寺NK North HwanghaeKaepung-gun1027 Samhwasa삼화사三和寺SK GangwonDonghae-siUnified Silla Sangwonam상원암上元庵NK North PyonganHyangsan-gunGoryeo*Seonamsa선암사仙巖寺SK South JeollaSuncheon-si875Seonunsa선운사禪雲寺SK North JeollaGochang-gun577Silleuksa신륵사神勒寺SK GyeonggiYeoju-si580Silsangsa실상사實相寺SK North JeollaNamwon-si828Simwonsa (Pakchon)심원사深源寺NK North PyonganPakchon County9C Simwonsa (Yontan)心源寺NK North HwanghaeYŏntan-gunSillaSingwangsa신광사神光寺NK South HwanghaeHaeju-si?Singyesa신계사神溪寺NK KangwonKosong-gun519Sinheungsa신흥사神興寺SK GangwonSokcho-si650 circa*Sogwangsa×석왕사釋王寺NK KangwonAnbyon-gun1386*Songbulsa성불사成佛寺NK North HwanghaeSariwon-si898*Songgwangsa송광사松廣寺SK South JeollaSuncheon-si867 and 1190 Sounsa서운사棲雲寺NK North PyonganNyongbyon County1345Ssanggyesa쌍계사雙磎寺SK South GyeongsangHadong-gun772Sudeoksa수덕사修德寺SK South ChungcheongYesan-gun1308Tapsa탑사塔寺SK North JeollaJinan-gun1885 Tongdoksa동덕사東德寺NK South HamgyongTanchon-siGoryeo*Tongdosa통도사通度寺SK South GyeongsangYangsan-si646Unjusa운주사雲住寺SK South JeollaHwasun-gunUnified Silla*위봉사威鳳寺SK North JeollaWanju County604*Woljeongsa월정사月精寺SK GangwonPyeongchang-gun643Woljongsa (Anak)NK South HwanghaeAnak-gun846Wonmyongsa원명사圓明寺NK North HwanghaeKumchon CountyGoryeo Yanghwasa양화사陽和寺NK North PyonganTaechon-gun872 영화사永華寺SK SeoulGwangjin District672 연주암 戀主庵SK GyeonggiGwacheon677*Yongjusa용주사龍珠寺SK GyeonggiHwaseong-si854*Yongmyongsa×영명사永明寺NK PyongyangMoranbong-guyok392*Yujomsa×유점사楡岾寺NK KangwonKumgang-gun550 circa and 1168
See also
Buddhist temples in Korea List of Buddhist temples in South Korea List of Buddhist temples in Seoul
References