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{{Short description|Chief Minister of Silla (700–774)}}
{{For|the South Korean footballer|Kim Dae-sung{{!}}Kim Dae-sung (born 1972)}}
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'''Kim Daeseong''' ({{Korean|hangul=김대성|hanja=金大城}}; 700–774) was a chief minister of [[Silla]] during the reign of [[Seongdeok of Silla|King Seongdeok]] in the [[Unified Silla]] period.  He was the son of a previous chief minister, [[Kim Mullyang]] (김문량, 金文亮).  He is credited with the establishment of the famed [[Bulguksa]] temple and [[Seokguram]] shrine in [[Gyeongju]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-04 |title=Bulguk Temple and the 2 lives of Kim Daeseong - The Korea Times |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/globalcommunity/20220104/temple-adventures-bulguk-temple-and-the-2-lives-of-kim-daeseong |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=www.koreatimes.co.kr |language=en}}</ref>

The ''[[Samguk Yusa]]'' relates a tale that Kim Daeseong was the reincarnation of the child of a pious but poor woman who offered up a field which she had worked long and hard to buy.  He is said to have built Bulguksa in memory of his parents of the current life, and Seokguram in memory of his parents in the former life.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-07-20 |title=Colonial Korea - Seokguram Hermitage |url=http://koreantempleguide.com/colonial-korea-seokguram-hermitage/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Dale's Korean Temple Adventures |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A picture tour of Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do - Day 7 in South Korea |url=http://www.thechroniclesofmariane.com/2012/12/a-picture-tour-of-bulguksa-temple.html |access-date=2025-06-23}}</ref>

== References ==
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==See also==
*[[History of Korea]]
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[[Category:700 births]]
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[[Category:Silla Buddhists]]
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