Nahanjeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple, Hadong

Ssanggyesa Temple stands on the southern slopes of Jirisan Mountain. It was built by the monk Sambeop in 723, the 23rd year of Unified Silla's King Seongdeok, and rebuilt by State Preceptor Jingam in 840, the second year of King Munseong. Its first name was Okcheonsa Temple, but during the reign of King Jeonggang (r. 886-887) it was renamed Ssanggyesa. Burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592-1598, it was rebuilt by the monk Byeogam in 1632, the tenth year of King Injo of Joseon, and has continued to the present. Nahanjeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple is a worship hall enshrining Sakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats (nahan); it is said to have been built by State Preceptor Jingam in the second year of King Munseong, and repaired by Great Master Byeogam in 1641, the 19th year of King Injo. It has three bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a gabled roof whose sides form the shape of the character for "person". Wind-blocking boards are fitted at the sides of the roof. Inside, the ceiling is a coffered ceiling, and the decoration above the Sakyamuni Buddha takes the form of a canopy-shaped painted design in place of ordinary ornament. Nahanjeon Hall is, overall, a small building, so the materials used are correspondingly modest in scale and its decoration is simplified, giving it a plain, unpretentious feel suited to its status as a subsidiary hall of the temple.

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Where it is

Region

Hadong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산