Janggyeonggak Pavilion of Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan

Tongdosa Temple is one of Korea's three great temples. It was founded in 646, the fifteenth year of Queen Seondeok of Silla, when the monk Jajang brought the Buddha's sarira (relics) and a robe back from Tang China to enshrine there. The temple today comprises a total of 65 buildings, including Daeungjeon Hall, Geungnakjeon Hall, Yaksajeon Hall, Gwaneumjeon Hall and Eungjinjeon Hall, as well as Janggyeonggak Pavilion. Tongdosa Temple is divided into three precincts, upper, middle and lower. Janggyeonggak Pavilion belongs to the middle precinct, though the date of its construction is unknown. Standing behind Haejangbogak Hall, Janggyeonggak is three bays wide and one bay deep, with a gable roof that, seen from the side, forms the shape of the character 人 (person). The brackets decorating and supporting the eaves are set only on top of the columns, in the jusimpo style. Inside the building are kept fifteen sets of woodblocks for the scriptures that formed part of the monastic curriculum, including the Surangama Sutra, the Awakening of Faith, the Diamond Sutra with Five Commentaries, the Jodangjip, the Beopsu and the Sajip.

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Yangsan, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료