Songamsa Temple (Sejong)

This is a unique place where about 500 stone pagodas stand in a row along the foot of Sudasan Mountain. Songamsa Temple is a unique temple in Sejong that Monk Sungui built alone over 45 years after becoming a monk at age 32, gathering and stacking stones without any blueprints or equipment, and even now stones are being stacked with the goal of a Thousand Pagodas (Cheontap). Within the grounds are 8 Dharma halls and about 500 stone pagodas, filled with stone structures of different forms, including a 9 m high circular stone pagoda. Inside the Manbuljeon Hall with its dome-shaped roof, about 10,000 small Buddha statues fill the walls, creating a quiet and powerful atmosphere where stone pillars and red bricks blend together. Jijangjeon Hall, Gwanyokjeon Hall, Sansingak Pavilion, and a rock cave where medicinal water springs up are also sights within the grounds. The pond at the temple entrance reflects the Sudasan Mountain ridge and the Dharma halls, offering different scenery in each of the four seasons, and it is good to visit in connection with the nearby Gobok Reservoir.

Details

Admission fee

Free

Restroom

None