Geungnakjeon Hall of Sinansa Temple

Sinansa Temple is said to have been founded in 583, the fifth year of King Jinpyeong of Silla, by the monk Muyeom, though this is not certain. The temple's name is said to derive from a remark by King Gyeongsun, the last king of Silla, that the scenery of the surrounding mountains and waters was so beautiful and tranquil that it brought peace to both body and mind. Sinansa originally comprised the halls Daegwangjeon, Geungnakjeon, Jinhyanggak and Yomukdang, but today only Daegwangjeon and Geungnakjeon survive. The exact date Geungnakjeon was built is unknown, but ridge-beam inscriptions record repairs in 1756, the fourteenth year of King Yeongjo, and in 1845, the eleventh year of King Heonjong, from which the hall is presumed to have originally been built in the late seventeenth century. Geungnakjeon of Sinansa is a building three bays wide and three bays deep, with double eaves and a gabled roof, and it enshrines an image of Amitabha Buddha.

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Where it is

Region

Geumsan, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산