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Traditional Music Competition + Samguk Yusa One-Heart Concert
In Gaksa, it is known to have been founded in 643 (the 11th year of Queen Seondeok) by the monk Uisang. Since the Unified Silla period, it flourished, and during the Goryeo period, the national historian Monk Il-yeon stayed here for five years from 1284 (the 10th year of King Chungnyeol) until his death and wrote the Samguk Yusa. It is said that at that time Ingaksa held the Gusan Buddhist Discipleship twice, indicating that it was the spiritual headquarters of Buddhism throughout the country at the time. In the late Joseon period, it declined and became almost abandoned, but in 1721 (the first year of King Gyeongjong), a monk took over as head monk, and with the patronage of Bae Heung-il, the temple underwent restoration, and the Daeungjeon Hall, Geungnakjeon Hall, Seungbang, and Jongnu were rebuilt. Privately designated, Ingaksa Temple grounds contain the treasured stupa of Monk Il-yeon, the Bogakguksa Pagoda and stele, and the seated stone Buddha of Gunwi Ingaksa. It also houses the Il-yeon Studies Institute and the Samguk Yusa Museum, dedicated to systematic research on Il-yeon’s achievements and the Samguk Yusa. In front of the temple stands a charming cluster of white crane n…
