Naksansahongnyeonam Hermitage

Naksansa Temple, one of Korea's three great sites of worship of Gwaneum (Avalokiteshvara), has an unusual structure built on the seashore. This Buddhist hall beside Naksansa Temple, known as Naksansahongnyeonam Hermitage, was built in 676, the 16th year of King Munmu of Silla, by the Venerable Uisang. Records show it was rebuilt in 1619, the 12th year of King Gwanghaegun, but the building standing today dates from a further reconstruction in 1869, the 6th year of Emperor Gojong. A legend tells that Uisang saw Gwaneum appear in person above a red lotus and built Hongnyeonam Hermitage on the spot where bamboo had sprung up. The building measures three bays across the front and three bays to the side, with a hipped-and-gabled roof that forms a shape like the Chinese character for "eight" when viewed from the side. Because the building stands on a cliff edge, its door is set in the side wall, and that side serves as the front. Inside the hall is enshrined a small seated image of the bodhisattva Gwaneum, beneath a wooden plaque reading "Botagul".

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Where it is

Region

Yangyang, Gangwon

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료