Stupa of Buddhist Monk Jeongjin at Bongamsa Temple, Mungyeong

1-1, Wonbuk-ri Gaeun-eup, Munkyung-si, Kyungsangbuk-do

This stupa to priest Jeongjindaesa was erected in the Goryeo period with cylindrical reliquary on an octagonal pedesal. The entire structure is made like the stupa of priest Jijeongdaesa in the same compound. It is 4.6m tall and 2.9m wide at the base Jeongjindaesa, whose secular family name was Wang, was born in Gongju. He was ordained a priest by Yeohaeseonsa in Namhyuolwon. After studying at Gaechosa temple in 897, he went to Tang China in 897 where he continued to study Buddhism. In 924, he returned to Silla in the first year of Silla King Gyeongaewang. After a brief stay at Baekeomsa, he settled here at Bongamsa.

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08