Jogyesan


Jogyesan, or Mount Jogye, is a mountain of South Jeolla Province in southwestern South Korea. It has an elevation of. It is the main attraction of Mount Jogye Provincial Park.
It takes its name from the Jogye Order, which founded a key monastery, Songgwangsa, on this mountain. The order, in turn, is named after the southern Chinese hamlet of Cáoxī, where the historically influential Nanhua Temple stands.
Beside the Songgwangsa, Jogyesan is also home to Seonamsa, an important monastery of the Taego Order, a splinter group of the Jogye.