Geungnakjeon Hall of Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan

Tongdosa Temple, together with Songgwangsa Temple in Seungju and Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon, is one of Korea's three great temples; its grounds are broadly divided into the Upper Precinct (Sangnojeon), Middle Precinct (Jungnojeon) and Lower Precinct (Hanojeon). Geungnakjeon Hall stands to the east of Yeongsanjeon Hall, the central building of the Lower Precinct, and is said to have been built in 1369, the eighteenth year of King Gongmin of Goryeo, by the Great Master Seonggok. It has three bays across the front and three bays to the side, with a hip-and-gable roof whose silhouette resembles the character '八' (eight). It is a dapo-style building, in which decorative bracket sets supporting the roof are placed both atop the columns and between them. Inside, an Amitabha Buddha image is enshrined, and the walls are entirely covered with Buddhist paintings and landscape paintings. Although a relatively small building, Geungnakjeon Hall of Tongdosa Temple is finely constructed with an outstanding exterior, and displays the style of the late eighteenth century.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산