[1][2] Conversely, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea[5] and others, Geumsasa was built in 599, the first year of King Beop.

Jinpyo thereafter created a statue of the Maitreya to be enshrined in the main hall which became the basis of the East Asian Yogācāra school.

[7] In 1079 as the Royal Preceptor Hyedeok was appointed as the head master of Geumsasa, he completely renovated the temple by erecting various additional sanctuaries.

The Buddhist volunteer corps, with over a thousand monks led by Master Noemuk (뇌묵대사) used Geumsansa for a training ground.

However, the entire temple complex subsequently suffered a tragic fate when the pavilion and outlying hermitages were burned to the ground by the invading Japanese forces.

With the small sculpture of a bud positioned on the top removed, it may have served as a square pedestal for an image of the Buddha.

Pole patterns are engraved on the back and edge of the bottom pedestal with eight longish ovals on the surface.

In general, this stone pedestal utilizes the style and form typical of that from the Unified Silla Dynasty.

This tortoise shaped pedestal carved out of a piece single stone is a tombstone believed to have been made to memorialize the renowned monk Hyedeo Gwangsa of the middle era of the Goryeo Dynasty.

The tombstone's foundation stone has been lost and the epitaph is badly damaged to the extent that deciphering what is written is difficult.

This five storied stone pagoda is situated on the top of Songdae, the two-story stylobate, a large tall pedestal at the north side of Geumsansa Temple.

Bangdeunggyedan is a stone pagoda in the shape of a bell, which appeared during the late Silla Dynasty and is thought to have been adapted from the Indian Buddhist temple style.

The main body of the pagoda has engravings of lion's faces around the edge and a lotus flower in the center.

Near the top are nine carved dragons with their heads protruding out under the two stone plates engraved with a lotus flower.

Judging from the fine structure of the sculptures and ornamentation historians believe this pagoda was built during the early period of the Goryeo Dynasty.

From the engraving methods used on the main body and the roof stone it is estimated to have been built around the early Goryeo period (918-1392) and was moved here from the nearby Bongcheonwon Hermitage.

The pagoda creates a unique mood through the use of clay slate, the main ingredient of ink-stones, and maintains a gentle and delicate ratio as it ascends.

The two posts forming the flag pole support are 3.5 metres (11 ft) tall and lie in a north–south orientation.

Daejangjeon at Geumsansa was originally an octagonal wooden pagoda erected in the 600s CE during the Baekje period.

Visible on the roof ridge beam is a portion of the finial that topped the original wooden pagoda.

This single story hall has three rooms along the sides and incorporates a hipped and gabled roof representing the most elaborate style of this era.

Daejangjeon's ceiling is latticed while the interior construction utilizes two tiered multiclustered brackets on top of the columns in the middle section.

The architectural study of this era's wooden pagodas is greatly enhanced by this small simple modified hall.

Made of granite and measuring 3.9 metres (13 ft) high, the lamp dates back to the Goryeo period (918-1392).

Its square foundation stone is carved with a double lotus pattern while the octagonal base has straight lines engraved along the length to represent the cosmos or to emulate pillars.