Golgulsa Temple骨窟寺

Golgulsa Temple is located on Hamwolsan Mountain in Gyeongju City. It is the head temple of Sunmudo (Zen Martial Arts) and is nicknamed "Korea's Shaolin Temple." About 1,500 years ago, Gwangyu Seonin and his companions, who came from India, settled on Hamwolsan Mountain in Gyeongju and founded Golgulsa Temple and Girimsa Temple. Golgulsa Temple is the oldest grotto temple in Korea, created by Gwangyu Seunim and his companions in the form of a grotto temple, imitating those in India. At Golgul-am Hermitage, located at the foot of Hamwolsan Mountain, there are 12 grottoes carved into a massive tuff rock tens of meters high, and at the highest point of the rock face, there is a rock-carved Buddha (Maebul-sang) carved in relief.