Daeungjeon Hall of Ansimsa Temple, Cheongju

Ansimsa Temple is a small temple affiliated with Beopjusa Temple. It is said to have been built in 775, the 11th year of King Hyegong of Unified Silla, by the monk Jinpyo, and to have been named Ansimsa because he trained his disciples there with a peaceful mind. It was rebuilt in 1325, the 12th year of King Chungsuk of Goryeo, by State Preceptor Wonmyeong, repaired in 1626, the fourth year of King Injo, by the Great Monk Songam, and renovated again at the end of the Joseon period, surviving in that form to the present. The exact date of construction of the present Daeungjeon Hall is not known, but inscriptions found on roof tiles during dismantling and repair work in 1979 suggest that it is a building from the reign of King Injo of Joseon. This hall, which enshrines a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, measures three kan across the front and two kan along the sides, and has a gabled roof whose side profile forms the shape of the Chinese character 人 (person). It is presumed that the roof was not originally of this gabled form, and that its shape changed as the building was reduced in size and altered through repeated repairs. It is now built in the dapo style, in which ornamental bracket clusters supporting the eaves are placed not only above the columns but also between them.

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Cheongju, Chungbuk

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Treasure · 보물