Gilsangsa

Gilsangsa
Gilsangsa
	Part of the temple in 2022
Religion
Affiliation	Korean Buddhism
Location
Location	Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea
	Shown within Seoul Gilsangsa (South Korea)
Geographic coordinates	37°35′57″N 126°59′39″E / 37.59913°N 126.99427°E
Architecture
Date established	December 14, 1997
Website
	kilsangsa.info/home/default_in.asp (in Korean)

Gilsangsa (Korean: 길상사; Hanja: 吉祥寺) is a Buddhist temple in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, South Korea. The temple is of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. It was established on December 14, 1997,^[1] and is located on the Samgaksan mountain.^[2]

The temple is relatively new. It was established via a donation of 100 billion won from Kim Yeong-hwa.^[2]^[3]^{[better source needed]} It has a seven-story stone pagoda.^[3] It participates in the Templestay program, where guests can participate in activities at the temple and experience Korean Buddhist culture.^[2]

When the Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon went missing, shortly before his 2020 suicide, his last mobile phone signal was near the temple.^[4]

Gallery

A building of the temple (2022)
A statue and waterfall in the complex (2022)

References

^ 공덕주길상화. kilsangsa.info. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c 템플스테이 | 나를 위한 행복 여행. www.templestay.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^ ^a ^b 마음 어지로울 땐 이 곳, 길상사를 한번 걸어보세요. OhmyNews (in Korean). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^ "Seoul mayor missing after sending daughter 'words like a will'". The Japan Times. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[1] 공덕주길상화. kilsangsa.info. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[:0-2] 템플스테이 | 나를 위한 행복 여행. www.templestay.com. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[:1-3] 마음 어지로울 땐 이 곳, 길상사를 한번 걸어보세요. OhmyNews (in Korean). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[4] "Seoul mayor missing after sending daughter 'words like a will'". The Japan Times. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]