Hwaeomsa Temple Bojeru Pavilion

Hwaeomsa Temple, situated on the southern slopes of Jirisan Mountain, was first built by the monk Yeongi during the reign of King Gyeongdeok of Unified Silla (r. 742-765). It was later greatly expanded by Doseon at the end of the Silla period, but was burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592. In 1630, the eighth year of King Injo of Joseon, the monk Gakseong began rebuilding it, and seven years later, in 1636, the fourteenth year of King Injo, he completed the Daeungjeon Hall and several other buildings; the following year the temple was elevated to the status of a great Seon-school monastery. The present buildings all date from the seventeenth century, when Gakseong rebuilt the temple. Hwaeomsa's Bojeru Pavilion is a lecture-hall building erected for gatherings of monks and Buddhist believers during Buddhist rites. It measures seven bays across the front and four bays along the side, and has a gabled roof whose side profile resembles the Chinese character 人 (person). It stands on ground one level lower than that in front of the Daeungjeon Hall. On the side facing the Daeungjeon Hall, all seven bays have large, two-leaved lattice doors, while the five bays on the opposite side have plank doors, and the doors are omitted on the bay at each end.

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Where it is

Region

Gurye, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산