Sinheungsa Temple

Sinheungsa Temple is said to have been founded in 652, the sixth year of Queen Jindeok of Silla, by the monk Jajang under the name Hyangseongsa, but it burned down in a fire in 698. It was later rebuilt by Uisang under the name Seonjeongsa and flourished for over a thousand years, until it was again destroyed by fire in 1642, the 20th year of King Injo of Joseon. Two years later, around 1644, the three monks Yeongseo, Hyewon and Yeonok built a temple below the former site of Seonjeongsa; this temple is the present-day Sinheungsa. Starting with Geungnakbojeon Hall in 1647, successive buildings were rebuilt one after another, giving the temple its present form. The surviving buildings include Geungnakbojeon Hall, Myeongbujeon Hall, Bojeru Pavilion, Jeongmukdang and Unhadang, together with three gates and several affiliated hermitages. Geungnakbojeon Hall of Sinheungsa Temple, a treasure, was built in 1664, the fifth year of King Hyeonjong, and measures three bays across the front and three bays deep; its roof is a hip-and-gable roof shaped like the character 八 when seen from the side, and it enshrines a wooden seated Amitabha Buddha triad, also a treasure. Myeongbujeon Hall enshrines a treasure image of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who is said to help the Buddha save sentient beings from hell. Bojeru Pavilion, built in 1770, is a pavilion typical of the style of mountain temples.

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Where it is

Region

Sokcho, Gangwon

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료