39°56′50″N 127°40′30″E / 39.947258°N 127.674998°E / 39.947258; 127.674998 Kwijusa (Korean: 귀주사; Hanja: 歸州寺) is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Seolbongsan Mountain in Hamju-gun, North Korea. It is said to have been established during the reign of King Munjong of Goryeo. During the Japanese colonial period, this temple was designated as one of the 31 head temples. The resulting pyramidal hierarchy was supposed to take control over the Korean Buddhism.
Notes
- EncyKor/Kwijusa.
- Park 2016, p. 76.
References
- EncyKor "귀주사 (歸州寺)" [Kwijusa]. Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- Park Jeongeun (June 2016). Clerical Marriage and Buddhist Modernity in Early Twentieth-century Korea (PhD, Asian Studies). University of British Columbia (Vancouver).
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