Seonwonsa Temple Yaksajeon Hall

Seonwonsa Temple stands on level ground in Namwon. It was built in 875, the first year of King Heongang's reign in the Unified Silla period, after the monk Doseon had surveyed the mountains and rivers to the south. The temple burned down together with Manboksa Temple during the Japanese invasion of 1597, in the 30th year of King Seonjo, and was rebuilt in 1754, the 30th year of King Yeongjo, when an iron Buddha statue was enshrined in the Yaksajeon Hall. At the time of its original construction the temple is said to have been very large in scale. Seonwonsa Temple has long been believed to be closely tied to the prosperity of Namwon, and local figures living in the town have supported and protected it. The Yaksajeon Hall of Seonwonsa Temple enshrines the Buddha of Medicine and is a gable-roofed building whose side profile forms the shape of the Chinese character 人 (person). The ridge at the top of the roof and the eaves form lines close to straight, giving an impression of weight; this appears to reflect an attempt to keep the same character as other temples that likewise stand on flat ground. Inside, it has a coffered "well" ceiling and a wooden "well" floor, and it houses a seated iron Buddha statue.

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Where it is

Region

Namwon, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산