South Korea - Archaeological Remains at the Hoeamsa Temple Site in Yangju City

"The nominated property is an archaeological site preserving the remains of a Buddhist temple known as Hoeamsa, a 14th-century Seon (Chan in Chinese; Zen in Japanese) monastery constructed in accordance with the Cheonggyu principles (Qinggui in Chinese), or “Pure Regulations.” The archaeological relics excavated at the nominated property offer material testimony to the spatial composition of a Cheonggyu-based Seon monastery, the architectural layouts of its component buildings, and the monastic practices and religious ceremonies carried out within. The popularity of the Seon School (the Meditation School) in East Asia that peaked in the 14th century can be confirmed through the nominated property, as well as the regional dissemination of the Pure Regulations and the according emergence of the related Seon monastic system." Source: UNESCO WHS Tentative List