Myeongbujeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple, Hadong

Ssanggyesa Temple stands at the foot of the southern slopes of Jirisan Mountain. It was built by Sambeop in 723, the 23rd year of King Seongdeok of Unified Silla, and rebuilt by State Preceptor Jingam in 840, the second year of King Munseong. It was originally named Okcheonsa Temple, but its name was changed to Ssanggyesa during the reign of King Jeonggang (r. 886–887). It burned down during the Japanese invasions of Korea and was rebuilt by Byeogam in 1632, the tenth year of King Injo of Joseon, in the form it retains today. The Myeongbujeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple was built by Great Master Seongan in 1687, the 13th year of King Sukjong, and repaired by Great Master Sinmin in 1710, the 36th year of King Sukjong, in the form it retains today. It has a front of five bays and a side of two bays, with a gabled roof whose sides form the shape of the character 人. Myeongbujeon Hall is also known as Jijangjeon Hall or Eopgyeongjeon Hall. It enshrines the Ten Kings of the Underworld around a central image of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. When the emphasis is on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva the hall is called Jijangjeon, and when the emphasis is on the Ten Kings it is called Myeongbujeon. Like the Chilseonggak (Seven Stars Hall) and Sansingak (Mountain Spirit Shrine), Myeongbujeon is a hall peculiar to Korean temples, and it provides good evidence of the process by which Buddhism became indigenised in Korea.

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Where it is

Region

Hadong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산