The Historian · Hayoon · Seoul
Jogyesa Temple
Joseon pushed Buddhism out of the capital for 500 years. That this temple sits downtown at all is a quiet historical victory.
The head temple of Korea's largest Buddhist order, in the heart of downtown — a reminder that Buddhism survived a dynasty that officially suppressed it.
— Hayoon, The Historian
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