Located on Mt. Kobulsan in Kongju, the ancient capital of the Paekche Kingdom, this temple houses one of the largest seated bronze Buddhas in the East. 

It is flanked by 1,000 smaller gilded bronze Buddhas. The 200-meter- long path up the mountain is lined by 33,333 stone Buddhas. They portray the image of the Buddha teaching the Saddharma-pundarika Sutra, a major Mahayana text, to the many monks and other followers on Vultures' Peak over 2,500 years ago. (Vultures' Peak is a site on the edge of one of the many hills surrounding Rajagiri, a major Buddhist pilgrimage place in Bihar State in northern India.)

The crystal-clear Kumgang River snakes along the white sandy plain and between the green fields at the foot of the mountain. 

Songgoksa Temple TEL : (0416)53-3355

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