Sangiam Hermitage Stupa

These are three stupas, stone monuments enshrining the relics or remains of eminent monks, located within the grounds of Sangiam Hermitage. Of these, two - the stupa of the monk Dugokdang and the stupa of the monk Hyewoldang - were designated as Jeonbuk State Cultural Heritage Material "Sangiam Hermitage Stupa" on 8 September 1986, while the remaining stupa, belonging to an unidentified monk, is designated and managed as Jeonbuk State Tangible Cultural Heritage "Sangiam Hermitage Stupa" as of 20 June 1995. The identity of the monk commemorated by the stupa designated as Jeonbuk State Tangible Cultural Heritage has not been established. The stupa consists of a base stone on the ground, a pedestal set above it to bear the weight of the whole structure, an egg-shaped body stone with its top and bottom cut flat placed on the pedestal, and a roof stone on top; every part except the body stone is basically square in plan. At the top of the roof stone, a round stone and a mushroom-shaped stone are stacked in turn on a square support, forming an elongated finial. It is presumed to have been erected during the Joseon period, and the carving of each part shows delicate yet outstanding craftsmanship. Sangiam Hermitage is a branch temple of Seonunsa Temple, the head temple of the 24th district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, and is said to have been first founded in 875, the first year of King Heongang of Silla, by State Preceptor Doseon (827-898). After King Taejo of Joseon experienced a fateful encounter here, the hermitage's name was changed to Sangiam, and it was repaired in 1394, the third year of King Taejo's reign, by Master Gangyeo. It suffered war damage during the Donghak Revolution of 1894, and was rebuilt in 1909 by Kim Dae-won. During the Japanese colonial period, it was burned down by Japanese troops after the righteous-army leader Yi Seok-yong used Sangiam Hermitage as a base for anti-Japanese resistance activities. It was rebuilt in 1912 by the monk Daewon, but was destroyed by fire during the Korean War in 1950 (Traditional Temples of Jeonbuk II, 1997). There is a record that in 1958 a reconstruction committee led by Yang Chang-hyeon, the magistrate of Imsil County, built a main hall and monks' quarters on the vacant site (Jeonbuk Ilbo, 28 November 1958). The hermitage was rebuilt again in 2002 by the monk Donghyo, in the form it retains today.

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Where it is

Region

Imsil, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산