Located in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Ingaksa Temple is an ancient temple established during the Unified Shilla period, approximately 1, years ago. Geologically, Ingaksa sits in Goro-myeon, Gunwi-gun, a valley that is completely surrounded by rocky terrain deep in the mountains, rising about m above sea level.
Even now, it is a quiet farming town with the population of approximately 1, with a bus runs only once every hour. Hwasan stands within view from the valley, looking like a giraffe on the back, with a stream called Whicheon unhurriedly passing through in front of the temple. In this beautiful landscape, Ingaksa Temple is accompanied by a backdrop of a stiff cliff named Haksodae. At present, Ingaksa is just a small temple that consists of only three dharma halls: Geukrak-jeon; the Paradise Hall; Myeongbu-jeon, the Judgement Hall; and Guksa-jeon, the National Teachers Hall, plus a three-tier pagoda and a seated triad statue that was founded in the early Goryeo Dynasty Despite its size, the temple houses the stupa National Treasure No.
Just taking this fact into account, Ingaksa deserves the title as the most sacred sanctum that embodies the intellectual history of the Korean people. Ingaksa became the center of attention in history due to the Venerable Ilyeon. At the age of 78 at twilight, in while residing in the capital city of Gaegyeong, he was appointed as the National Preceptor, which was the highest honor for a monk at that time.
In the same year that he was appointed as the National Preceptor, he left the capital and went to Ingaksa deep in the mountains to spend his final days. This is the story of his decision to move. His sincere intention felt very noble, causing King Chungnyeol of Goryeo, the 25th ruler r.
At last, he was able to care for his mother. Everyone praised his rare act of fulfilling his filial duty. The following year, she passed away at the age of Subsequently, the Royal Court extended his residency at Ingaksa, had it repaired, and bestowed some land to the temple for him. Thus, the Venerable left Gaegyeong, the capital, for Ingaksa to fulfill his filial duty to his aged mother at the end of her life.
