Seongjusa Temple Site
보령 성주사지
The site of Seongju Temple, one of the Nine Mountains Seon schools founded in the Unified Silla period. It preserves a national treasure stupa stele and several stone pagodas.
Seongjusa was one of the Nine Mountain Schools of Seon Buddhism founded at the end of the Silla period by Monk Nanghye Musang, known as the 'Seongju Mountain Gate.' At its height it housed two thousand monks. It was destroyed during the Imjin War and is now a historic site. The grounds preserve the national treasure 'Stele of the Stupa of Monk Nanghye at Seongjusa Temple Site,' written by Choe Chi-won and one of the largest Silla stelae in Korea. Also on site are a five-story stone pagoda, three three-story stone pagodas and stone lanterns, and there is an exhibition hall beside the site. Admission is free. Located in Seongju-myeon, about 20 minutes' drive from Daecheon city center, it can be visited together with the Seongjusan Recreational Forest and the Boryeong Coal Museum.
Opening hours
Open all day (exhibition hall 9 am–6 pm)
Nearby sights
- Seongjusan Recreational Forest
- Boryeong Coal Museum
- Gaehwa Art Park
- Oseosan Mountain
- Sanghwawon Garden (Jukdo)
- Boryeong Mud Festival & Mud Square
- Daecheon Port & Fish Market
- Daecheon Beach