Gaesimsa Temple Myeongbujeon Hall

According to temple records, Gaesimsa Temple was built by State Preceptor Hyegam in the fifth year of Queen Jindeok of Silla and the fourteenth year of King Uija of Baekje, but the fifth year of Queen Jindeok (651) and the fourteenth year of King Uija (654) in fact fall in different years. Several buildings survive within the temple grounds, including Gaesimsa Daeungjeon Hall, designated Treasure No. 143, as well as the Myeongbujeon Hall, Simgeomdang Hall and Muryangsugak Hall. The Myeongbujeon Hall enshrines Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva, the bodhisattva who vows to save souls from suffering, and was, according to records, built in the twenty-fourth year of King Injo of Joseon (1646). It measures three kan across the front and three kan on the side, with a gabled roof that forms the shape of the Chinese character for "person" when viewed from the side. The bracket sets supporting the eaves are carved in the ikgong style, in the shape of bird wings. Inside, the ceiling is of the yeondeung type, exposing its timber frame, and the pillarless space appears spacious, housing a seated image of Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva surrounded by a thousand Buddha figures together with statues of the Ten Kings of the Underworld, who judge the souls of the dead.

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Where it is

Region

Seosan, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료