Yaksajeon Hall of Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan

Tongdosa Temple, together with Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon and Songgwangsa Temple in Seungju, is one of Korea's three great temples. Its grounds are broadly divided into three areas: the upper, middle and lower courtyards. Yaksajeon Hall, in the lower courtyard, stands facing Geungnakbojeon Hall. It is said to have been built in 1369, the eighteenth year of King Gongmin of Goryeo, by Seon Master Seonggok; it is not known when it was later repaired, but it is presumed to have been rebuilt in the late eighteenth century. The hall has three bays across the front and one bay to the side, with a gabled roof whose side profile resembles the shape of the character 人. The bracket sets that support the roof are placed both above and between the columns, in the dapo style, a bracket style in which sets appear not only on top of the columns but also between them. It is unusual, however, in that these bracket sets do not run around all four sides of the building but appear only on the front and rear. Inside is enshrined a statue of Yaksayeorae, the Buddha believed to cure illness, and behind the statue hangs a painting of the same Buddha.

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Where it is

Region

Yangsan, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산