🪷 Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea
Seven active monastic complexes preserving Korean Seon Buddhism in mountain landscapes
📋 Fast Facts
- Inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018
- Comprises seven monasteries across remote Korean mountains
- Most foundations date from the 7th to 9th centuries
- Continuously functioning centers of Seon (Zen) Buddhist practice
Sansa represents a living Buddhist heritage landscape encompassing seven mountain monasteries—Tongdosa, Buseoksa, Bongjeongsa, Beopjusa, Magoksa, Seonamsa, and Daeheungsa—scattered ...