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Sansa (temple)
Korean Buddhist temples on mountains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sansa (Korean: 산사; lit. mountain temple) is a term for any Korean Buddhist temple located on a mountain. Seven of these temples are designated as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites.[1] With the country being largely mountainous and Buddhism deeply rooted in its history, there are many sansas across the country.
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Hangul | 산사 |
Hanja | 山寺 |
Revised Romanization | Sansa |
McCune–Reischauer | Sansa |
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The word sansa is composed of two words, san and sa, which mean mountain and monastery/temple respectively.