천축국왕사성 부근에 있는 영축산의 이름이 불교를 따라 우리나라로 이동하여 온 것으로서 천축의 영축산은 부처님이 설법하시던 곳이며, 신선들이 살았고 독수리가 많이 있으므로 영축산 또는 축두, 축봉, 축대라고도 하였다는 것이다.
The name of Yeongchuksan Mountain, located near Cheonchukguk Wangsaseong (Rajagaha, India), was moved to Korea along with Buddhism, and Yeongchuksan Mountain in Cheonchuk was the place where the Buddha preached and is also known as Yeongchuksan, Chukdu, Chukbong, or Chukdae because gods lived there and many eagles were there.