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| | KoreaTimes : [Travel] Ssanggye-sa Temple: Birthplace of Traditional Korean Tea, Buddhist Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12) |
 | | Later, in 840, during the reign of King Chonggang in the late United Silla Dynasty, the name was changed to Ssanggye-sa. |
 | | According to legend, when a monk named Chingam brought tea seeds from China, he spread the seeds around the temple, the temple thus becoming the first place in Korea where tea was cultivated. |
 | | According to temple lore, after watching fish swim in the nearby Somjin River, the esteemed monk Chingam, the founder Buddhist music in Korea, composed Eosan, a piece of Bompae music composed of eight tones and rhythms, after which this pavilion was named. |
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