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Created page with "*''Korean/Japanese'': 仏国寺 ''(Bulguksa / Bukkoku-ji)'' Bulguksa is a major Buddhist temple in South Korea, dating from the Silla period (8th century). It is closely ..."
*''Korean/Japanese'': 仏国寺 ''(Bulguksa / Bukkoku-ji)''
Bulguksa is a major Buddhist temple in South Korea, dating from the [[Silla]] period (8th century). It is closely affiliated with the [[Seokguram]] cave temple, and is considered both a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] and [[National Treasure of Korea]].
When originally constructed, the temple is believed to have been quite lavishly painted in bright colors. Many of the temple's buildings were destroyed in [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]] in the 1590s. While they were later rebuilt, by the 1960s much of the temple had fallen into a severe state of decline and disrepair. The temple has since been restored, however, to an emulation of what is believed to have been its original appearance, complete with layers of brightly colored paint, and it is today a major tourist attraction.
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==References==
*[[Ronald Toby]], ''Sakoku toiu gaikô'', Tokyo: Shogakukan (2008), 13.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
Bulguksa is a major Buddhist temple in South Korea, dating from the [[Silla]] period (8th century). It is closely affiliated with the [[Seokguram]] cave temple, and is considered both a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]] and [[National Treasure of Korea]].
When originally constructed, the temple is believed to have been quite lavishly painted in bright colors. Many of the temple's buildings were destroyed in [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Korean Invasions|invasions of Korea]] in the 1590s. While they were later rebuilt, by the 1960s much of the temple had fallen into a severe state of decline and disrepair. The temple has since been restored, however, to an emulation of what is believed to have been its original appearance, complete with layers of brightly colored paint, and it is today a major tourist attraction.
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==References==
*[[Ronald Toby]], ''Sakoku toiu gaikô'', Tokyo: Shogakukan (2008), 13.
[[Category:Temples]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]