Ilraksa Temple Daeungjeon Hall

Ilraksa Temple stands on the southern slope of Sangwangsan Mountain. It was founded in 663, the third year of King Munmu of Silla, by the Seon master Uihyeon, and has undergone repeated repairs since 1487, the eighteenth year of King Seongjong, surviving down to the present day. Records show that the Daeungjeon Hall (the hall enshrining the main Buddha) was rebuilt in 1919, in the early years of the Japanese colonial period. The hall that today bears the signboard "Myeongbujeon" (Hall of Judgment) is in fact the old Daeungjeon: it was dismantled in 1993 and re-erected to the right of its original site, while a new Daejeokgwangjeon Hall was built on the vacated spot. The building measures three kan across the front and two kan along the side, and its roof is a gabled roof shaped, when seen from the side, like the Chinese character for "person" (人). The decorative brackets supporting the eaves are carved in the ikgong style, in the form of a bird's wings. Overall, with its carved detailing, the building has a neat and compact beauty of form.

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Where it is

Region

Seosan, Chungnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료