Woljeongsa

A temple complex located in the forest valley east of Odaesan, it is made up of 60 small temples and eight hermitages. Established by Monk Jajang, it was destroyed by fire during the Korean War. The temple's main hall was completely rebuilt in 1969 using wood from local fir trees. The headquarters of the fourth district of the Jogye sect, it leads most of the temples in the province. The main front gate is on the side of the compound with the usual four gate guards. In front of the main hall is the nine-level octagonal pagoda dating back to the Goryeo Dynasty. Facing the pagoda is a Yakgwang Bodhisattva made of stone. The most recent additions in the early 1990s were the Preaching Buddha hall, a pavilion leading to the main hall, a bell pavilion, and a stone stele. A Budo site and Sagoji for historic document storage are nearby. The Budo relic site is about a 15-minute walk from the temple on the way to Sangwonsa, just before crossing the Banya Bridge. There are 22 pagodas that contain the remains of monks who lived here. Sagoji is about an hour on foot from the temple toward Sangwonsa, near Yeonggamsa.