The Origin of Devotion to Manjusri Bodhisattva in Korea Woljeongsa (Korean: 월정사; Hanja: 月精寺) was established by Jajang Yulsa (慈藏律師), a celebrated Vinaya Master of the Silla Dynasty.

Jajang went to China to study and had an audience with the manifestation of Manjusri Bodhisattva at Taihe Lake in Shanxi Province.

Manjusri then gave Jajang some of the Buddha's cremains, his robe and alms bowl and told him to return to Silla.

He prayed in this hut to meet the manifestation of Manjusri again but was not successful because inclement weather lasted for three days.

Later, Sinhyo Geosa, a layman known to be the reincarnation of Learned-Youth Bodhisattva, resided there and cultivated his Buddhist practice.

During the Korean War, over ten of the temple's buildings, including Chilbul-bojeon, were torched by friendly forces for strategic purposes.

The beautiful Seated Stone Bodhisattva in front of the pagoda is unusual and only found in northern Gangwon-do, including Gangneung and Woljeongsa.

The bell comes with an interesting legend and boasts exquisite beauty in both its shape and the inscribed flying celestial figures on its body.

Because of its unusual style, the statue is thought to have been carved in the 11th century by craftsmen belonging to a special sect.