Daewonsa Temple Geungnakjeon Hall

Daewonsa Temple, at the foot of Cheonbongsan Mountain, is said to have been first built by the monk Ado in 503, the third year of King Muryeong of Baekje. It grew into a major temple during the Unified Silla period, and was rebuilt in 1259, the first year of King Wonjong of Goryeo. It was rebuilt or repaired several more times during the Joseon period. The present Geungnakjeon Hall was rebuilt, over four years, after the original was destroyed by a great fire in 1757, the 33rd year of King Yeongjo. Most of Daewonsa Temple's buildings burned down during the Korean War, but the Geungnakjeon Hall survived, and it was dismantled and restored in 1982. The hall, which enshrines an Amitabha Buddha, measures three bays across the front and three bays to the side, and is a simple gable-roofed building shaped like the character 人 ("person"). The bracket sets that support the eaves while also serving as decoration are of the dapo type, placed both above the columns and between them; they are relatively elaborate in form and carved with lotus buds and other motifs, showing well the ornate character of the late Joseon period. Whereas dapo-style buildings are usually topped with hip-and-gable roofs, this hall is unusual in having a plain gable roof.

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Where it is

Region

Boseong, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산