Silsangsa Temple Geungnakjeon Hall

Silsangsa Temple, on Jirisan Mountain, was first built in 828, the third year of King Heungdeok of Unified Silla, by the monk Hongcheok. Hongcheok, who had studied in Tang China and returned, is said to have built the temple here in the belief, based on geomantic theory, that if a temple were not established at this site the vital energy of the nation would flow away to Japan. Geungnakjeon Hall was burned down during the Jeongyu War, the second Japanese invasion, in 1597, the 30th year of King Seonjo of Joseon, and was later rebuilt; according to records of the temple's history, it was rebuilt in 1831, the 31st year of King Sunjo. It is a building three kan wide and two kan deep, with a gable roof whose side profile forms the shape of the Chinese character 人, meaning person. The central bay has a three-panel door, and each of the side bays has a single-panel door. Inside, the floor is laid with wooden boards, a rear wall is set between the tall rear pillars, and an image of Amitabha Buddha is enshrined on the altar.

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Where it is

Region

Namwon, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산