Cheoneunsa Temple

Cheoneunsa Temple is one of the three great temples of Jirisan Mountain. It was founded in 828, the third year of King Heungdeok of Unified Silla, by Master Deogun, who first named it Gamnosa Temple. It was rebuilt in 875, the first year of King Heongang of Unified Silla, by Master Bojo, then burned down during the Jeongyu War (1597) and was rebuilt and repaired, only for all of the temple's buildings to burn again in a fire in 1773, the 49th year of King Yeongjo. From the following year the monk Hyeam restored the temple, and it is said that it was at this time that it was renamed Cheoneunsa, the name it bears today. The buildings standing today include Geungnakbojeon Hall, Palsangjeon Hall, Eungjinjeon Hall and some twenty other buildings. The present main hall, Geungnakbojeon Hall of Cheoneunsa Temple in Gurye, a treasure, measures three kan across the front and three kan to 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 bracket sets decorating and supporting the eaves are built in the dapo style, set not only above the pillars but also between them. The Amitabha Buddha painting hung behind the altar inside, also a treasure, is valuable material for the study of 18th-century Korean Buddhist painting.

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Where it is

Region

Gurye, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료