This is true of all temples in South Korea, but Wawujeongsa Temple means 'Wowjeong Temple' in English.
First,
the "Wawu (臥牛, 와우)" in "Waujeongsa" means "lying cow" and refers to Buddha, who attained nirvana. In addition, the temple's location resembles the shape of a reclining cow and is said to be derived from the Buddha's original name, Gotama (meaning "cow") Siddhartha.
The word "Jeong (精, 정)" refers to the energy that is the source of all things in the heavens and earth.
"Sa (舍, 사)" means temple.
In other words, "Wa-wu-jeong Temple (臥牛精舍, 와우정사)" means the temple where the Buddha lay. So it's Wa-wu-jeong-sa, not Wawujeongsa Temple.
Wawujeongsa is the general headquarters of the Korean Buddhist sect of Yeolbansang in Hagok-dong, Chaein-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Waujeongsa Temple was founded in 1970 by Haeam Haegok Samjang, a Buddhist monk, as the headquarters of the Nirvana sect of Korean Buddhism, to recreate the spirit of the Three Kingdoms era of patriotic Buddhism for the sake of peaceful reunification of North and South Korea and world peace.
Waujeongsa is home to a reclining Buddha statue made of incense wood from India, which is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest wooden Buddha statue.
The temple also has a five-headed Buddha statue made of eighty thousand brass rods that took ten years to make, a golden bell named the Bell of Unification and rung at the 1988 Olympic Games, a statue of Buddha's asceticism, a statue of Maitreya, an 11-meter statue of Buddha (three meters of the head and eight meters of the upper body), and a pagoda made of stones from all over Korea and the world.
In recent years, many Buddhist statues from around the world have been collected for the construction of the World Hall of Ten Thousand Buddhas, so you can see Buddhist statues from many countries. The temple also houses the full body of Shakyamuni Buddha from India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, as well as Pali and Sanskrit texts, the earliest scriptures of Buddhism. The temple is now well known abroad and is visited by monks and devotees as well as tourists.
Surprisingly, there is very little written about this temple in English, so I translated the Korean documentation into English.
So you may notice that this temple is a bit different from the ones you usually see in South Korea.
Let's take a look around the temple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budai
Budai - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Figure in Buddhist and East Asian religious traditions Not to be confused with Buddha. Budai (Chinese: 布袋; pinyin: Bùdài; Korean: 포대, romanized: Podae; Japanese: 布袋, romanized: Hotei; Vietnamese: Bố
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The "Sambulwon" is a sculpture that means don't speak bad words, don't see bad things, and don't hear bad sounds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nio_(Buddhism)
Nio (Buddhism) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Guardians of the Buddha This article is about Buddhist manifestations. For the video game, see Nioh. For the car company, see Nio Inc. For other uses, see NIO. Not to be confused with Neo. Niō (仁王) are two wrathfu
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The 'Five Hundred Nahansang (O-baeg-na-han-sang)' is a painting or sculpture that depicts 500 Buddhist ascetics who have attained enlightenment and achieved the "Alahangwa (state of full attainment of arhatship)". In Korea, it was mainly created and worshipped during the Goryeo Dynasty.
Nahan would be the Christian equivalent of a "saint" of sorts. In other words, Nahansang are paintings or sculptures of enlightened monks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Buddha of healing and medicine in Mahāyāna Buddhism This article is about the Medicine Buddha. For the Medicine King Bodhisattva, see Bhaishajyaraja. Bhaiṣajyaguru (Sanskrit: भैषज्यगुरु, Chinese
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Earthly Branches
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthly_Branches
Earthly Branches - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia East Asian system of 12 ordinals The twelve Earthly Branches or Terrestrial Branches[1] are a Chinese ordering system used throughout East Asia in various contexts, including its ancient dating system, astrological tra
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The year 2024 is the Year of the Dragon.
https://youtu.be/jZ7yG2Zs0xE?si=LevLHInCG5w4fRI9
This YouTube video is about the Zodiac or the twelve signs of the zodiac.
This YouTube video was made for children in Korea, but for fun, I thought it might be interesting for adults in other countries to watch as well.
Enabling the video's subtitles and setting them to your language will help you understand this story with relative accuracy.
If you're wondering what your zodiac animal is, get the following Excel file and run it.
Enter the current year, find your birthdate, and you'll see your zodiac animal on the right.
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(엑셀첨부) 한국 나이 계산방법 세 가지 / How to count age in Korea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_(zodiac)
Pig (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac pig, showing the zhū (猪) character for pig Chinese paper cutting The Pig (豬) or sometimes translated as the Boar is the twelfth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in Chi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_(zodiac)
Dog (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of Chinese zodiac Zodiac dog, showing the gǒu (狗) character for dog Chinese paper cutting The Dog (狗) is eleventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese cale
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooster_(zodiac)
Rooster (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac rooster, showing the jī (雞) character for rooster Chinese paper cutting The Rooster (simplified Chinese: 鸡; traditional Chinese: 雞/鷄) is the tenth of the 12-year cycle of anim
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_(zodiac)
Monkey (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac monkey, showing the hóu (猴) character for monkey The monkey (猴) is the ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Th
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_(zodiac)
Goat (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign in the Chinese zodiac Zodiac goat, showing the yáng (羊) character for goat/sheep The Goat (Chinese: 羊; pinyin: yáng, sometimes also translated Sheep or Ram) is the eighth of the 12-year cycle of animals whic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_(zodiac)
Horse (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac horse, showing the mǎ (⾺) character for horse The Horse (⾺) is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Ther
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_(zodiac)
Snake (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac snake, showing the shé (蛇) character for snake The snake (蛇) is the sixth of the twelve-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. T
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_(zodiac)
Dragon (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chinese zodiac sign Zodiac dragon, showing the lóng (龍) character for dragon The dragon, also known as loong, (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng; Jyutping: lung4; Cantonese Yale: lùhn
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_(zodiac)
Rabbit (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac Hare, showing the tù (兔) character for Hare The rabbit (兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence (cycle) of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the C
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_(zodiac)
Tiger (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac tiger, showing the hǔ (虎) character for tiger The Tiger (虎) is the third of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Ye
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)
Ox (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiacal ox, showing the Chinese character niú (牛), meaning "ox" or "bovine creature". The same character is also used in some related languages. Carving of a bovine animal ("ox"), at Moun
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_(zodiac)
Rat (zodiac) - Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign of the Chinese zodiac Zodiac rat, showing the shǔ (鼠) character for rat/mouse Stone monument with a carving of a mouse, at Mount Hôrai-ji Buddhist Temple, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, showing the zǐ (子) charact
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