Jeongsusa Temple Daeungjeon Hall

Jeongsusa Temple stands on Mount Cheongaesan. According to records, it was founded in 805, the sixth year of King Aejang, at the end of the Unified Silla period, by State Preceptor Doseon. At the time of its founding there were two temples, Myodeoksa and Ssanggyesa, facing each other across a valley; Ssanggyesa was later renamed Sujeongsa. After falling into ruin for a time, it was rebuilt in 1524, the nineteenth year of King Jungjong, and renamed Jeongsusa, and has since been rebuilt or repaired on several further occasions. Jeongsusa's Daeungjeon Hall is the main worship hall at the centre of the temple, enshrining the Buddha Sakyamuni, and records show it has been repaired four times. It is a simple gable-roofed building of three bays across the front and two bays to the side, with double eaves. Its pillars stand on a foundation of natural stone, and it is built in the dapo style, with bracket sets supporting the eaves placed both above the pillars and between them. Inside, an altar stands at the rear centre, and a Buddhist painting is depicted on the ceiling. The building is generally plain in style; almost none of the exterior painted decoration (dancheong) survives, though some of the patterned decoration inside remains in good condition. The carving technique of the bracket sets and the dancheong reflect the architectural style of the mid-Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Gangjin, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산