Daegaksa

Daegaksa (Korean: 대각사) is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye Order in Bongik 2-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea.^[1]

Daegaksa
Korean name
Hangul	대각사
Hanja	大覺寺
Revised Romanization	Daegaksa
McCune–Reischauer	Taegaksa

Daegaksa Temple, established in 1911 by the Buddhist monk Yongseong Seunim, is located near Changdeokgung Palace. Yongseong was one of the 33 leaders who participated in the March 1st Movement for Korean independence and played an influential role in modernizing Korean Buddhism. Initially, the temple began as a small hanok, but it underwent a complete reconstruction in 1986. Today, Daegaksa features a main gate, a belfry, and a three-story temple structure.

See also

• List of Buddhist temples in Seoul