Namaksa Temple

"Namak" was the Silla-period name for Jirisan Mountain, and Namaksa Temple is the site where, from the Three Kingdoms period onward, a sinje — a state ritual praying for the people's peace and order and for a good harvest — was held for the mountain. In the Three Kingdoms period the rite was performed at Cheonwangbong Peak; in Goryeo it was moved from Cheonwangbong Peak to Nogodan. In the second year of King Sejo of Joseon (1456), the ceremony was moved to a place called Dangdong, in Jwasa-ri, Naesan-myeon, north of Galmoebong Peak. Records state that "every year, in spring, autumn and at New Year, the rite was performed by royal command, and in times of disaster a separate rite was also held." Originally the shrine had only three kan (structural bays), but in the 13th year of King Yeongjo (1737) several further buildings were added. The temple later fell into disuse, and in 1969 it was rebuilt, about ten-odd pyeong (a traditional unit of area, roughly 3.3 m² each) in size, beside Jajangam Hermitage at Hwaeomsa Temple, where it stands today. The ritual is now held in the transformed form of the Yaksuje rite on "Gurye County Residents' Day." The building has a front of three kan and a side of two kan, and its roof is a gable roof (matbae roof), shaped like the Chinese character 人 when viewed from the side.

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Where it is

Region

Gurye, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료