Gilsangsa Temple (Seoul)
길상사(서울)
Seongbuk-gu
Address: 68 Seonjam-ro 5-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul
Background
Gilsangsa 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, and is located on the Samgaksan mountain.
The temple is relatively new. It was established via a donation of 100 billion won from Kim Yeong-hwa. It has a seven-story stone pagoda. It participates in the Templestay program, where guests can participate in activities at the temple and experience Korean Buddhist culture.
When the Mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon went missing, shortly before his 2020 suicide, his last mobile phone signal was near the temple.
From Wikipedia: Gilsangsa, opening section, lightly shortened. CC BY-SA 4.0
On these walks
- Seongbuk-dong Collectors' Hill: Once Daewongak, a grand restaurant of the 1970s. Its owner gave it to the monk Beopjeong, and it became a temple in 1997. Calm wooded grounds.