Jungnimam Hermitage

Jungnimam Hermitage, at the foot of Yongmosan Mountain, was built in the late ninth century by State Preceptor Jingam of Unified Silla after he founded Sinheungsa Temple, as a place for practice and for spreading Buddhism. It is said to have been named Jungnimam ("bamboo grove hermitage") because bamboo grew around it at the time. It was later rebuilt in 1504, the tenth year of King Yeonsangun of Joseon, by Seon Master Jieom, but was destroyed by fire during the Japanese invasions of Korea (Imjin War). In 1664, the fifth year of King Hyeonjong, it was restored using the dismantled timbers of a private house in South Jeolla Province, and has survived in that form to the present day.

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Where it is

Region

Imsil, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료