Monastic Centers and the Political Role of Buddhism in Unified Silla (8th–10th centuries)

1. Unified Silla consolidates after peninsula unification

   Jan 1, 676Labels: Unified Silla, Gyeongju

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. Bulguksa and Seokguram project begins under Kim Daeseong

   Jan 1, 751Labels: Kim Daeseong, Bulguksa

   • UNESCO WHC
   • HeritageWiki
   • Dabotap

3. Bulguksa and Seokguram complex completed

   Jan 1, 774Labels: Bulguksa, Seokguram

   • UNESCO WHC
   • UNESCO Archive
   • Seokguram

4. Seon (Zen) spreads through new mountain monasteries

   Jan 1, 800Labels: Seon Buddhism, mountain monasteries

   • Nine Schools
   • Yeomgeo

5. Haeinsa founded with royal support

   Jan 1, 802Labels: Haeinsa, royal patronage

   • Haeinsa
   • NWE Haeinsa

6. Seon lineages organize into the “Nine Mountain Schools”

   Jan 1, 850Labels: Nine Mountain, Seon lineages

   • Nine Schools

7. Songgwangsa founded as a Seon monastery in Silla

   Jan 1, 867Labels: Songgwangsa, Seon monastery

   • Songgwangsa

8. Later Three Kingdoms turmoil begins amid Silla decline

   Jan 1, 889Labels: Later Three, Silla decline

   • WHE Later 3K

9. Gung Ye establishes Later Goguryeo, drawing on Buddhist authority

   Jan 1, 901Labels: Gung Ye, Later Goguryeo

   • Taebong
   • WHE Later 3K

10. Gung Ye shifts capital and intensifies religious-political program

    Jan 1, 905Labels: Gung Ye, Cheorwon

    • Kung Ye
    • Taebong

11. Taebong era formalized as a Buddhist theocratic monarchy

    Jan 1, 911Labels: Taebong, theocracy

    • Taebong
    • Kung Ye

12. Goryeo founded, inheriting and expanding Buddhist state support

    Jan 1, 918Labels: Goryeo, Wang Geon

    • Taebong
    • Goryeo Buddhism