Wontongbojeon Hall of Beopjusa Temple, Boeun

Beopjusa Temple, at the foot of Songnisan Mountain, was first built in 553, the fourteenth year of King Jinheung of Silla, and rebuilt in 776, the twelfth year of King Hyegong. After it was entirely burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592–98, the monk Byeogam rebuilt it in 1624, the second year of King Injo, and it has since undergone repeated repairs down to the present day. Wontongbojeon Hall is a single-storey square building with three bays on each side, its hip-and-gable roof sloping equally on all four sides from the centre in a pyramidal form. The bracket structure supporting the eaves is arranged only above the columns, in the jusimpo style. Inside the hall is enshrined a gilt wooden statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Gwanseeum Bosal), 2.8 m in seated height. The bodhisattva wears a flower crown on its head and its face bears a compassionate smile. Simple yet distinctive in its architectural style, the hall is valuable material for the study of architectural history.

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Boeun, Chungbuk

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Treasure · 보물