During the reign of Joseon's King Injo, a carpenter was employed to build Naesosa Temple's Main Buddha Hall.

When it was time for the dancheong, traditional Korean five-color cosmic designs, to be painted on the completed Buddha hall, a man came to the temple and volunteered to do it in 100 days on one condition: nobody could open the doors and look until he was finished.

The man was nowhere to be seen, but a blue bird was painting a sacred design on the ceiling with a feather held in its beak.

Near Naesosa are many tourist attractions such as Byeonsan Beach, Chaeseokgang River and Wolmyeongam Hermitage.

In the last year of the Korean Empire (1897–1910), eminent men like Kim Seong-su, Song Jinu and Baek Gwan-su from nearby villages lived for extended periods at Naesosa Temple in order to study.

Other items of state-designated cultural heritage include the Goryeo era Bronze Bell (Treasure No.

124), and “Seolseondang Hall and monastic dormitory” (Tangible Cultural Heritage of Jeonbuk State No.

He promoted literacy by establishing a school named Gyemyeong Hagwon in front of the temple, and spread the tradition of Seon Buddhism in southwest Korea.

Beomjonggak houses Naesosa's Goryeodongjong, a bronze bell cast during the Goryeo Dynasty (918–1392 CE) in 1222.

Originally located at Cheongnimsa (temple) of Naebyeonsan (mountain), the bell was moved to Naesosa in 1850.

[4] Daeungbojeon is the main sanctum (worship hall) at Naesosa where Sakyamuni Buddha in the center, Samantabhadra on the right, and Manjusri on the left are enshrined.

Inside the building the inner column-heads supporting the roof are decorated at the top of each pillar in a pattern of lotus buds.

The Merciful Goddess, ‘Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in White Robe' painted behind the Sakyamuni Buddha statue is the largest of its kind in Korea.