Eungjinjeon Hall of Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan

Tongdosa Temple is, together with Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon and Songgwangsa Temple in Seungju, one of Korea's three great temples. Its grounds are divided broadly into three areas: the upper court, middle court and lower court. Eungjinjeon Hall, in the upper court, stands to the south-west of Daeungjeon Hall and is said to have been built in 1677, the third year of King Sukjong of Joseon, by the Great Monk Jiseom. It has three bays across the front and three along the side, with a gable roof whose side profile resembles the shape of the character for "person". The bracket sets that support the roof, placed only above the columns, are in the jusimpo style and are relatively simple; however, their structure also draws on elements outside the jusimpo style, giving the building an eclectic character. Inside, a seated statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined at the centre, flanked by the Bodhisattva Maitreya on the left and the Bodhisattva Jehwagalla (Dipankara) on the right. Sixteen arhat statues are enshrined alongside them, representing Sakyamuni in his past, present and future forms together with his sixteen disciples. Apart from its brackets, Eungjinjeon Hall of Tongdosa Temple is a late-Joseon building that well displays the characteristic features of the jusimpo style.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산