Sokwang Temple, in Solbong-ri, Kosan County, Kangwon Province, was first built in the late Koryo period and expanded during the feudal Joson dynasty.

   Originally, it was a small temple called another name but Ri Song Gye ordered to rename it Sokwang Temple (the temple where the dream to be a king had read) because he mystifeid himself that he had a dream to be a king and read it from the monk Mu Hak of this temple.

   In the period of Fedual Joson Dynasty there were more than 50 big and small buildings in the Sokwang Temple.

  The first gate to the Sokwang temple is Puli Gate. This gate had been built in 1751 on a stone bridge across the creek flowing in front of the temple.

   Jogye Gate is the second one to the Sokwang temple. The present one was fixed in 1783. It is also called twin pillared gate, because the buildings usually have four columns but only this Gate depends on two columns.

   The central building of Sokwang temple, Taeung Hall, was renovated in 1731 and was a house of gabled roof with double eaves which is 5 bays (18.6m) in front and 3 bays (11.1m) in sides. Inside there were portraits of Buddha and 9 sculptures of Buddha.

   Ung Jin Hall, one of the main buildings of the temple, was a building that represented the late Koryo period. It was a gabled house with 5 bays (15.77m) in front and 2 bays (6.4m) in side on a relatively high embankment.

   500 Arhats were surrounding Shakyamuni Tathagata inside Ung Jin Hall.

   Sokwang Temple, mostly burnt down by indiscriminate bombing of the enemies during the Fatherland Liberation War, was restored to historic site with several buildings such as  Puli Gate, Jogye Gate, Solsong East Pavilion, Ryongbi Pavilion, Injiryo(temple dormitory for visitors), Hoji Gate, Ungjin Hall, Taeung Hall, Simgom Hall, Sugun Hall, Sansin Pavilion and a house for a monument.