Yeoncheon Gunsimwonsa Temple Site Stupa Group

A budo, also called a seungtap or sarita, is a type of tomb housing the cremated remains or relics of a Buddhist monk. Simwonsa Temple belonged to Yujeomsa Temple, one of the four great temples of Geumgangsan Mountain, and was itself a major temple overseeing four hermitages: Seokdaeam, Seongjuam, Jijangam, and Namam. According to the Sinjeung dongguk yeoji seungnam (the Newly Augmented Survey of the Geography of Korea), the temple stood on Bogaesan Mountain and was recorded as Heungnimsa Temple. It was first founded as Heungnimsa Temple by the monk Yeongwon in 647, the first year of Queen Jindeok of Silla; it was rebuilt by National Preceptor Beomil in 859, the third year of King Heonan; and it was rebuilt again in 1396, the fifth year of King Taejo of Joseon, by the Great Master Muhak, who renamed it Simwonsa Temple. In 1595, the 28th year of King Seonjo, the monks Inseung and Jeongin carried out a major reconstruction. In 1907, given as the first year of King Sunjo, more than 250 kan of buildings were destroyed by fire. The Yeoncheon Gunsimwonsa Temple Site Stupa Group consists of twelve stupas and three steles. According to the Simwonsaji, a record of the temple published during the Japanese colonial period, all the steles and stupas that had stood east of the temple were moved to their present site in 1925; however, they were damaged or smuggled out during the Korean War, and survive today in their present condition. The subjects commemorated by the steles and stupas here are monks active in the first half of the seventeenth century who carried on the Dharma lineage of Hyujeong, including Jewoldang, Chwiundang, Pungdamdang, Hoyeondang, Cheonghadang, and Cheongsimdang. The stele for Jewoldang, Great Master Gyeongheon, was erected in the eighth month of 1636, the 14th year of King Injo, with the inscription composed by Sin Ik-seong and the calligraphy, including the jeon'aek (the seal-script heading at the top of the stele), written by Yi Gwang; the inscription is now severely worn. The stele for Great Master Chwiundang was erected in the eighth month of 1652, the third year of King Hyojong, with the inscription composed by Jeong Du-gyeong; part of its front face is damaged, bearing traces of bullet marks.

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Where it is

Region

Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산