People heard beautiful sounds, a heavenly hymn glorifying the Buddha's virtue, coming from the ship.

Finally the ship anchored at the port after the Great Master Euijo Hwasang, along with two monks and a hundred of the residents, purified themselves and offered up prayers.

On board the ship they found 80 copies of the Avatamsaka Sutra, 7 copies of the Lotus Sutra, the statues of the Vairocana Buddha (Birojanabul), the Manjushri Bodhisattva (Munsubosal), 40 saints, 16 Arahats, 53 great enlightened masters, and 60 nahan (arahants, enlightened disciples of the Buddha), and some altar paintings.

Latter that night, Great Master Euijo Hwasang had a dream where a man in golden robes came to him said "I am the king of Wujeon Guk (India).

The shape of the mountains in this area is auspicious and suitable for a shrine to ten thousand Buddhas.

The temple is named Mi (beautiful) after the unusually pleasing, strangely musical bellow of the black cow, and Hwang (yellow/gold) after the golden robes of the man in Great Master Euijo's dream.

Daeungbojeon is believed to be from the late Joseon period in the mid 18th century, due to the design of its panels.

Gwaebultaeng at Mihwangsa is from the Joseon dynasty, consisting mainly a large portrait of the Buddha in the center, while the dragon king and queen are depicted in the lower part.

Mihwangsa Gwaebultaeng, produced in 1727, displays the typical style of the late 18th century depicting the calm and visionary world of the Buddha.

[5] Budojeon is a hermitage of Mihwangsa near the temple ground use primarily as a training and meditation center for the monks.34°22′40″N 126°34′35″E / 34.3777264°N 126.5764084°E / 34.3777264; 126.5764084 Tosolam is a small, single room hermitage of Mihwangsa on a peak of Dalmasan that is accessible by a hiking trail that runs along the ridge of Dalmasan.34°22′01″N 126°34′21″E / 34.3670024°N 126.5724924°E / 34.3670024; 126.5724924