Bogwangsa Temple Daeungbojeon Hall

Bogwangsa Temple's Daeungbojeon Hall is the central building among Bogwangsa's Buddha halls, the structures where various buddhas and bodhisattvas are enshrined and religious rites are performed. The present hall was rebuilt in 1667, together with the Gwaneumjeon Hall, by the monks Jigan and Seongnyeon, and was renovated in 1901 with the patronage of the imperial household of the Korean Empire. In form, the building stands on a foundation built up with jangdaeseok, long, squared dressed stones, with a body constructed of roughly dressed plinth stones and round columns. The roof is an ornate hip-and-gable roof whose gable end takes the shape of the character 八, meaning "eight." Between the eaves and the columns, bracket sets (gongpo) — which both bear the weight of the roof and add decorative splendour — are installed all around the building, front, back and sides. Each bay on the front of the building is fitted with four folding doors, while the side and rear walls are made of wooden panels painted with images of child attendants riding elephants, bodhisattvas, and dragon boats. Inside, a wooden floor is laid, and the altar bearing the Buddhist statues is placed in front of the tall interior columns. The building well illustrates the scale and form most commonly used in Buddha halls of Joseon-period temples. In particular, the dragon carvings on the column heads, the elaborate lotus ornamentation of the bracket sets, and the wall paintings that cover the walls all display the ornate decorative character typical of late Joseon Buddha hall architecture.

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Where it is

Region

Paju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산