Boriam Hermitage

It is not known who built Boriam Hermitage, or when. According to the Boriam-jungsugi (Record of the Reconstruction of Boriam), written in 1694, the 20th year of King Sukjong, the hermitage was originally founded by State Preceptor Bojo and later burned down during the Jeongyu War; it was rebuilt in 1607, the 40th year of King Seonjo, by the monk Sinchan, and rebuilt again in 1650, the first year of King Hyojong, through the combined efforts of its monks. This hermitage, also called Boriam, had its present main hall restored in 1983 by the abbot, the monk Seongmuk. The main hall measures five bays across the front and two bays along the side, and its roof is a hip-and-gable roof, shaped like the Chinese character for "eight" (八) when seen from the side. The brackets supporting the roof eaves are decorated in the ikgong style, carved in the shape of a bird's beak. This is also the place where Lady Yi of Heungyang, wife of General Kim Deok-ryeong (posthumous title Chungjanggong), died for her honour during the Japanese invasions of Korea; pursued by Japanese troops, she threw herself from the cliff to her death rather than be captured. An inscription recording this event, carved into the rock face in 1840, the sixth year of King Heonjong, by Jo Cheol-yeong, magistrate of Damyang, still survives today.

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Where it is

Region

Damyang, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료