Flagpole Supports at Mandeoksa Temple Site

Flagpole supports (danggan-jiju) were set up at the entrance to a temple; when the temple held a ceremony or ritual, a banner called a dang was hung there. The long pole from which this banner was hung is called a danggan, and the two stone posts that held it upright on either side are called danggan-jiju. In rare cases the pole itself survives, but in most cases only the two posts remain. These flagpole supports stand at the former site of Mandeoksa Temple, below the access road leading into the first Mandeok Tunnel from Mandeok-dong. Of the original pair only one post survives, and beside it lies a small stone that appears to have served as the base for the pole. The outer face has a single raised line carved down its centre, and at the top of the inner face a square notch is cut to hold the pole in place. The very top is carved into a rounded profile, curving in two steps from the inner to the outer edge. The stonework of each part is very refined compared with the nearby flagpole supports at Beomeosa Temple. Although only one post remains, its height above ground is considerable, and had the pole once stood between the pair it would have looked all the more imposing. It is thought to have been made in the early Goryeo period, around the time Mandeoksa Temple was founded, and it provides valuable evidence for determining the boundary of the temple's former site.

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Where it is

Region

Buk-gu, Busan

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산