Ssanggyesa Temple Daeungjeon Hall

Ssanggyesa Temple stands on the western foot of Jeomchalsan Mountain. It was built by State Preceptor Doseon in 857, the nineteenth year of King Munseong, and rebuilt by the monk Uiung in 1648, the twenty-sixth year of King Injo, in the form it retains today. The Daeungjeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple is the main worship hall enshrining Sakyamuni Buddha. Records discovered during repairs in 1982 state that it was built in the twenty-third year of King Sukjong, confirming that the building was constructed precisely in 1697. It has three bays across the front and two along the side, with a matbae roof, the simplest form of gabled roof, whose side profile resembles the Chinese character for "person" (人). The central bay of the door has four leaves with a diagonal-lattice (bitsal) pattern, while the two end bays have three leaves each with a vertical-lattice (ttisal) pattern. The building is built in the dapo style, in which the bracket sets (gongpo) supporting the eaves are placed not only above the columns but also between them.

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Where it is

Region

Jindo, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산