Baengnyeonsa Temple Site

Baengnyeonsa Temple is the leading temple of the scenic site Gucheondong, and is the place where the monk Baengnyeon Seonsa lived in seclusion during the reign of King Sinmun of Silla. According to tradition, a white lotus sprang up here, and the temple was built for this reason. At this temple site, traces can still be found of a memorial stone erected when Yi Ha-seop rebuilt the temple in 1900, the fourth year of the Gwangmu era. During the Korean War the buildings were burned down, but the bell of Baengnyeonsa, said to have been made in 1723, the third year of King Gyeongjong, survives, having been moved to another location. The present buildings were newly built in 1962. The Daeungjeon Hall is five kan wide at the front and three kan deep at the side, and its roof is a hipped-and-gabled paljak roof, which resembles the character 八 (meaning 'eight') when seen from the side. In addition, there are the Seonsudang Hall, the Wontongjeon Hall, Sacheonwangmun (the Gate of the Four Heavenly Kings) and Iljumun (the One Pillar Gate), and there are also stone stairs of Baengnyeonsa Temple along with the stupas of Jeonggwandang and Maewoldang.

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Where it is

Region

Muju, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물