Namjijangsa Temple Cheongnyeonam Hermitage

Namjijangsa Temple is said to have been founded in 684, the fourth year of King Sinmun of Unified Silla, by the monk Master Yanggae. During the Joseon dynasty it was also a place where the eminent monk Master Muhak practised, and during the Imjin War Master Samyeong used it as a training ground for monk soldiers. The temple, which had burned down during the Imjin War, was rebuilt afterwards together with Cheongnyeonam Hermitage by Master Inhye in 1653, the fourth year of King Hyojong; it is said to have burned down again in 1806, the sixth year of King Sunjo, and to have been rebuilt once more two years later. Cheongnyeonam Hermitage has an unusual plan combining the functions of a Buddha hall and living quarters, and is three kan wide and two kan deep. In practice, however, it functions more as a lecture hall than as a Buddha hall, and so it is also called an inbeopdang, a hall combining a shrine with a monk's living quarters. Namjijangsa Temple's Cheongnyeonam Hermitage is a modest building that partly preserves old architectural techniques.

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Where it is

Region

Dalseong, Daegu

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산