Jungamsa Temple Stupa

These are six stupas and one memorial stele standing about 50 m from the main hall of Jungamsa Temple. Jungamsa is sited halfway up Cheonbisan Mountain, which forms the boundary between Daejeon and Geumsan. It is said to have once had a portrait hall enshrining the likenesses of Master Seosan, Master Samyeong and Master Yeonggyu, but today only a single building with a galvanised-iron roof remains, now used as the main hall. A stupa is a structure in which the remains or relics of a cremated monk are enshrined; these six each hold the relics of one of six monks, known by the names Hanwoldang, Chuwoldang, Cheonbongdang, Hongpadang, Suwoldang and Woryeongdang. All are of the stone-bell type: a low base stone sits on a ground stone, with a bell-shaped body stone placed on top. Some have a roof stone set above this, while others are finished with a round finial. The memorial stele standing at the far left has its body stone set on a low, square base, with a roof stone placed on top. The inscription on the stele shows that it was erected in 1784, the eighth year of King Jeongjo of Joseon, and the stupas beside it are likewise presumed to date from around the same period, the late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Jung-gu, Daejeon

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료