Daejangjeon Hall and Rotating Sutra Cases of Yongmunsa Temple, Yecheon

The Daejangjeon Hall and rotating sutra cases were vowed and made by the Great Seon Master Joeung in 1173, the third year of King Myeongjong of Goryeo, to overcome a national crisis (the rebellion of Kim Bo-dang). Very unusually for an ancient building, the person who vowed it, its date and its purpose are all clearly recorded (in the Record of the Reconstruction of Yongmunsa, 1185). A daejangjeon is generally a building for keeping Buddhist scriptures; that of Yongmunsa is uniquely valuable as the only sutra-repository building in Korea that houses rotating sutra cases. The rotating cases are revolving repositories for Buddhist scriptures, and as a pair they have no parallel in East Asia and are unique in Korea, with absolute rarity and symbolic value.

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Where it is

Region

Yecheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

National Treasure · 국보