Haeinsa Temple Gyeonghagwon Temple, Hapcheon

Haeinsa Temple is one of Korea's three great temples, said to have been founded by the monks Suneung and Ijeong during the reign of King Aejang of Unified Silla (r. 800–809), and it houses the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks. Gyeonghagwon at Haeinsa Temple was originally also known as Gyeongheungjeon, a hall for praying for the long life of the king and the crown prince. In 1892, the 29th year of Emperor Gojong, it was built by the monk Beomun at the wish of Min Hyeong-sik and was called Gyeongheungjeon. Later, in 1946, the abbot Hwan-gyeong changed its name to Gyeonghagwon and enshrined here the portraits of successive eminent monks that had previously been kept at Haehaengdang. It is now used as the library of Haein Seungga College, a monastic college of Buddhist studies.

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Region

Hapcheon, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산