This temple dates to AD 553 and lies about 1km from the entrance to Songnisan National Park . It features a 33m-high gold-plated Maitreya Buddha statue, a unique five-storey wooden pagoda, a weather-worn Shilla-era bodhisattva statue, a lotus-shaped fountain and an enormous iron cauldron, once used for cooking for up to 3000 monks. Templestays are offered (₩70,000 per person, cash only).
