Haedong Yonggungsa Temple (해동 용궁사(부산))
History · 86 Yonggung-gil, Gijang-gun, Busan
Nearby stations and stops
- OSIRIA (동해선) · straight-line 1.6km
- Songjeong (동해선) · straight-line 2.0km
- Bus stop 수산과학관 해동용궁사 · straight-line 488m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Korea National Railway urban rail station information · Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
- 04:30-19:20 (Last admission 18:50)
- Closed
- Open every day
- N/A (Open all year round)
- Parking
- Parking available
- Available
- Pets
- Not provided
- Accessibility
- Not provided
- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2025-10-23 · Collected: Not provided
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple is situated on the coast of the north-eastern portion of Busan. This superb attraction offers visitors the rare find of a temple along the shore line as most temples in Korea are located in the mountains. Haedong Yonggungsa Temple was first built in 1376 by the great Buddhist teacher known as Naong during the Goryeo dynasty. The temple was destroyed during the Imjin War, then rebuilt by Monk Ungang of Tongdosa Temple in the early 1930s. In 1974, Monk Jeongam became the abbot of the monastery with the duty to restore of the temple. During his 100-day prayer, he had a dream of Aalokitesvara Bodhisattva ascending to the heavens on a dragon's back, which became the origin of the temple's name.
In the area
Buddhism 1 of 9 attractions in Gijang-gun
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI