Yeon and Geumsongpae of Anjeongsa Temple, Tongyeong

A yeon was a type of palanquin used by the king when travelling in state, and it was also used in Buddhist rites. Palanquins were of two kinds, yeon and yeo: the yeon was for the king, and was either drawn by horses harnessed to a wheeled frame or carried by bearers, whereas the yeo was for ordinary people and was carried on the shoulders. The palanquin kept at a temple, however, was not meant to carry a person; it was used at major Buddhist ceremonies to move Buddha images or to transport such precious items as ritual implements and sutras. The palanquin at Anjeongsa Temple measures 300 cm in length and 130 cm in height. In 1752, the twenty-eighth year of King Yeongjo of Joseon, Lady Yeongbin of the Yi clan, a royal consort of King Yeongjo, sent the abbot of Anjeongsa Temple a document ordering him to manage the forest surrounding the temple, together with a geumsongpae — an identity tablet issued by the royal court to wardens who guarded the forest against illegal pine-felling. Anjeongsa Temple preserves three such tablets: one, 11 cm in diameter, inscribed "Anjeongsa gungnae geumsongpae" (安靜寺局內禁松牌), and two others, 10 cm and 8 cm in diameter, inscribed "Anjeongsa geumsongpae" (安靜寺禁松牌).

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Tongyeong, Gyeongnam

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산