Jogyesan, or Mount Jogye, is a mountain of
South Jeolla Province
South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam, Honam region, South Korea, and the Provinces of Korea, southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of ...
in southwestern South Korea. It has an elevation of .
It is the main attraction of Mount Jogye Provincial Park ().
It takes its name from the namesake
Jogye Order
The Jogye Order, officially known as the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, (대한불교조계종, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗), is the leading order of traditional Korean Buddhism, with roots dating back 1,200 years to the late Silla period. Around ...
which founded a key monastery,
Songgwangsa
Songgwangsa (; translation: Spreading Pine Temple; alternates: Songgwang-sa, or Songgwang Sa, or Songkwangsa; also known as: Piney Expanse Monastery; originally: Gilsangsa), one of the three jewels of Seon Buddhism, is located in South Jeolla P ...
(송광사/松廣寺), therein.
Beside the Songgwangsa, Jogyesan is also home to
Seonamsa
Seonamsa () is a Korean Buddhist temple on the eastern slope at the west end of Jogyesan Provincial Park, within the northern Seungjumyeon District of the city of Suncheon, South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It belongs to the Taego Order althoug ...
, an important monastery of the
Taego Order
The Taego Order or Taego-jong is the second largest order in Korean Seon, the Korean branch of Chan Buddhism.
Characteristics
Seonamsa is one of the head monasteries of the Taego Order, which includes over 8,000 monastics and 3,100 temple ...
(태고종/太古宗), a splinter group of the Jogye.
See also
*
List of mountains of Korea
The following is a list of mountains in Korea:
List of mountains in North Korea Pyongyang
* Taesongsan () –
Chagang Province
* Namsan (Chagang), Namsan () –
* Obongsan (Chagang), Obongsan () –
North Pyongan Province
* Myohyangsan () ...
References
Mountains of South Korea
Mountains of South Jeolla Province
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