Jeolteo Dojang

Seogwangsa

석왕사

Romanized from Korean under the Revised Romanization of Korean (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Notice 2014-42). It is a transcription, not an official English name.

경기도 부천시 원미구 소사로 367 (원미동)

Gyeonggi-do

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Recorded origin, in the register's own words

조선시대 말 몇몇 스님들이 탄압을 피해 토굴을 파고 불당을 지어 기도 드리던 곳으로 1920년대 기와장과 불상이 발견되면서 절을 지었으며, 1976년 고산 대화상(현 쌍계총림 방장)이 주위의 땅을 매입하여 중창

This paragraph is the origin and history field of the traditional temple register published by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, copied exactly. We leave it in Korean rather than translating it, because a translation would put founding dates, people and schools of Buddhism into words the source never used. Nothing here was added or edited by us.