Ryongtongsa

Ryeongtongsa is a Korean Buddhist temple located on Ogwansan in Kaesong, North Korea.

A son of Emperor Munjong of Goryeo, he spent most of his life in Kaesong before retiring to the temple as an ascetic, where he lived until his death.

Erected in 1125, the much-worn stele rests on the back of a lion-turtle, and commemorates episodes from the life of the great monk.

[5] The pagodas are plainly carved in sandstone, with upturned eaves surmounting square segments decorated only with raised vertical lines on the corners.

The roofs of the main buildings are decorated with ceramic ornaments in the shapes of fish (known as wenshou in Chinese).