Jikjisa (Korean: ; Hanja: ) was established in 418 by Preceptor Ado. There are two stories concerning this temple's name, Jikji (Korean: ; Hanja: , literally pointing with an index finger). One is that Ado pointed to Hwangaksan from Dorisa in Seonsan, and said, There is also a good temple site on that mountain. The story is that in 936 when Great Master Neungyeo reconstructed the temple, he didn't use a ruler but instead he used his own hands to measure the land and construction materials, thus, the name Jikji.