Gapsa Temple Palsangjeon Hall

Gapsa Temple is said to have first been built in 420, the first year of King Guisin of Baekje, by the monk Ado, and to have been rebuilt in 679, the nineteenth year of King Munmu of Unified Silla, by Uisang. It was subsequently repaired and expanded several times through the Goryeo and Joseon periods, down to the present day. Palsangjeon Hall enshrines a statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, a palsang taenghwa (a painting depicting the life of the Buddha), and a sinjung taenghwa (a painting of Buddhist guardian deities). The palsang taenghwa depicts the life of Sakyamuni divided into eight scenes, while the sinjung taenghwa portrays the guardian deities who protect Buddhist teachings, deities who are generally drawn from Korea's traditional pantheon. Although the building is small in scale, it is built in the dapo style, with decorative bracket sets supporting the roof eaves placed not only atop the columns but also between them, giving it a dignified formality.

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Gongju, Chungnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료