신라시대 보조선사가 창건하였다는 동양 3보림 중 하나로 조계종 총 본산인 보림사가 유명한 유치면에 위치하였다.
It is located in Yuchi-myeon famous for Borimsa Temple, the headquarters of the Jogye Order, which is one of the three Borims in the Orient, that was founded by Master Bojo in the Silla period.