Bongsallisa Temple

This building was erected by local Confucian scholars (sarim) to honour Kim Jong-geol (1628-1708), a civil official of the mid-Joseon period. Kim Jong-geol was known not only for his scholarship and virtuous conduct but also for his deep filial devotion: when his parents fell ill, he climbed Sotaesan Mountain and fasted and prayed there for seven days. An anecdote relates that as he later went in search of medicine, a tiger appeared and led him to it, and he was able to cure his parents' illness with the fine remedy he obtained. After his death he was posthumously honoured with the office of Champ an (Vice Minister) of the Ministry of Personnel (Ijo). This shrine was built in 1793, the 17th year of King Jeongjo, but was closed in 1868, the 5th year of Emperor Gojong's reign, under Heungseon Daewongun's order abolishing private Confucian academies; it was restored in 1925 and has survived to the present. A gate quarters containing a room for the officiant conducting rites, together with a straight main hall, combine to form an overall square ('ㅁ'-shaped) layout. At the front stands the shrine hall enshrining Kim Jong-geol's spirit tablet, where memorial rites are held in spring and autumn.

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Where it is

Region

Bonghwa, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료