Geumjeongsa Temple (Gimpo)

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Geumjeongsa was founded during the reign of King Jinheung of Silla (540–576). At the time of its founding it was known only as Gosangsa, and no other records have been handed down. In the 5th year of King Injo of Joseon (1627), the king posthumously elevated his father to Wonjong and his mother to Queen Inheon, moved their tombs from Yangju to Gimpo, and named them Jangneung. The nearby Gosangsa was moved to its present site and rebuilt as a temple to protect Jangneung, and came to be called Bongneungsa. In 1930 the then abbot Master Yeongsong renovated the temple, and in 1938 Master Seonghwa, then abbot, renovated it extensively once more. After the Korean War, Monk Jeongnyeong and Monk Gogeun newly built the Main Buddha Hall and the Brahma Bell Pavilion. Also, from Bongneungsa, meaning a temple that guards the royal tomb, the name was changed to Geumjeongsa, meaning “heavenly well,” because of Geumjeongsan, the mountain behind the temple, and the fine-tasting water that springs up in front of the Buddha hall; it has continued to this day as a place of missionary work and practice in the Gimpo area. Geumjeongsa is currently designated as Gyeonggi-do Traditional Temple No. 63.