Seodongsa Temple Daeungjeon Hall

Seodongsa Temple lies at the foot of Unchasan Mountain; the exact date of its founding is unknown, though it is said to have been built by Choe Chi-won during the reign of Queen Jinseong of Unified Silla (r. 887–896). Most of its buildings burned down during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), but the Daeungjeon Hall alone escaped the fire because it was wrapped in arrowroot vines, and the temple was known at that time as Galcheonsa Temple. Today only the Daeungjeon Hall and a monks' quarters remain. The Daeungjeon Hall was rebuilt in 1870, the seventh year of King Gojong, and measures three bays across the front and two bays along the side, with a gabled roof (matbae) that forms the shape of the character 人 when seen from the side. The bracket sets supporting the eaves are decorated in the ikgong style, in the shape of a bird's wings. The windows and doors consist of a four-panel lattice door in the central bay and a pair of double doors in each of the outer bays. Inside, the hall is laid with flooring as a single open space, with a triad of Buddha images enshrined towards the rear centre, and above the altar hangs a datjip, a canopy in the shape of a miniature roof.

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Where it is

Region

Haenam, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료