Wongapsa Temple

Wongapsa Temple, together with Bulgapsa Temple in Yeonggwang and Dogapsa Temple in Yeongam, is known as one of the 'Three Gapsa Temples' of the southern provinces. It is said to have been founded by the monk Uisang during the Unified Silla period, though the exact date of construction cannot be confirmed with certainty; it was rebuilt in 1908 and has continued to the present day. The temple's site has been relocated three times, and its name changed accordingly, from Gangsansa to Dangsansa and then to Wongapsa. Within the temple grounds stand the Muryangjeon Hall, the main worship hall, and a yosachae, the monks' living quarters. The Muryangjeon Hall measures three bays across the front and one bay to the side, with a gabled roof that forms the shape of the Chinese character 人 (person) when viewed from the side. Among the cultural heritage items kept at the temple is a Buddhist hanging painting made in 1897, the sixteenth year of Emperor Gojong's reign.

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Where it is

Region

Muan, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료