Tongdosa Temple – Yangsan – S. Korea
Tongdosa temple is one of Korea’s five “Palace of the Jewel of Nirvana” temples, where the relics of the Buddha substitute for a statue. Precept Master Jajang brought the relics, including part of the Buddha’s robes, from China and enshrined them (646C.E). Consequently, the temple represents the Buddha of Korea’s …