Buljusa Daeungjeon Hall

Buljusa is a temple on Manghaesan Mountain, said to have been built during the reign of King Uija of Baekje (r. 641–660), though its subsequent history has not been passed down. Buljusa's Daeungjeon Hall, the main hall enshrining Sakyamuni Buddha, is a building measuring three bays across the front and two bays in depth, raised on a high foundation. The roof is a paljak, or hip-and-gable, roof, whose sides form the shape of the character 八 (eight). The gongpo, the bracket sets that support the eaves above the columns, are placed only on top of the columns, in the jusimpo style, yet the overall construction technique otherwise follows the manner of the dapo style, which normally uses multiple bracket sets throughout. The columns on the foundation show entasis, swelling only in the middle; the central front bay has a three-panel door with a lattice pattern in the shape of the character 亞, while the two end bays have two-panel doors. Buljusa's Daeungjeon Hall was built during the Joseon dynasty and was repaired in the closing years of the dynasty, surviving in its present form to today.

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Where it is

Region

Gunsan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산