Naesosa Temple and Surroundings

Naesosa Temple was founded in 633, the 34th year of King Mu of Baekje, by the ascetic monk Hyegu Duta. It was originally named Soraesa Temple before being renamed Naesosa; the reason for the change is not certain, though it is thought to date from sometime after the Japanese invasions of 1592–98. The buildings within the temple grounds include Daeungbojeon Hall (a treasure), Seolseondang Hall, Bojonggak Pavilion, and Yeollaeru Pavilion, which was relocated here from the former site of Silsangsa Temple in Byeoksan-myeon, Buan county. Daeungjeon Hall in particular was built in 1633, the second year of King Injo's reign, by the great monk Cheongmin; its architecture is finely wrought, and the doors, carved with a continuous pattern of danchung and bosanghwa (an auspicious flower motif), are especially worth noting. The temple also preserves the national treasure "Bronze Bell of Naesosa Temple, Buan," cast in the Goryeo period, and the Jeonbuk State-designated tangible cultural heritage "Three-Storey Stone Pagoda of Naesosa Temple," among other relics.

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Where it is

Region

Buan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Monument · 시도기념물