Seobinggodongbugundang Hall

This is a shrine housing a deity worshipped as an object of folk belief. Local residents call it a "bugundang" (府君堂), a name used for such shrines only in Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi region. It is a small tile-roofed building, in which five wooden plaques are preserved, including one hung when the shrine was repaired in 1635, the 13th year of King Injo of Joseon, together with paintings of shaman deities. These paintings are said to depict King Taejo of Joseon and his queen, along with the Three Buddhas of Jeseok, the gods of childbirth, life and farming, and the villagers regard them as guardian deities protecting the village. The shrine illustrates not only the architectural style of shrines in the late Joseon period, but is also valuable material attesting to the communal village-guardian rites, or dongje, of the Seoul area.

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Where it is

Region

Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Folklore Heritage · 시도민속문화유산