Yukjojeongsangtapjeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple, Hadong

Ssanggyesa Temple stands on the southern slopes of Jirisan Mountain and was built in 723, the 23rd year of King Seongdeok of Unified Silla, by the monk Sambeop. It was originally named Okcheonsa Temple, but the name was changed during the reign of King Jeonggang of Unified Silla (r. 886–887). It burned down during the Japanese invasions and was rebuilt in 1632, the tenth year of King Injo of Joseon, by the monk Byeogam, in the form it retains today. The Yukjojeongsangtapjeon Hall of Ssanggyesa Temple is a building within the temple that enshrines the head relic (jeongsang) — that is, the skull — of the Great Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Seon (Chan) Buddhism. During the reign of King Gyeongae of Unified Silla (r. 924–927), the Seon master Jingam built a hall for the relic, called Yukjoyeongdang, later known as Geumdang. Inside the hall stands a seven-storey stone pagoda; this pagoda was moved here from Mogamsa Temple by the monk Yongdam sometime in the 1800s, after which it came to be called the Yukjojeongsangtap, the pagoda of the Sixth Patriarch's skull. The hall measures three kan across the front and two kan deep, with a hip-and-gable (paljak) roof whose sloping sides form the shape of the character 八. The bracket sets (gongpo) supporting the eaves are placed both above the columns and between them, in the tapo style. The ceiling rises in tiers towards the centre, and a canopy above the middle of the pagoda gives the space a solemn, dignified atmosphere. At the front of the building hangs a wooden signboard written by the renowned Joseon calligrapher Chusa Kim Jeong-hui.

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Hadong, Gyeongnam

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산