Daeungjeon Hall of Gwangdeoksa Temple

Gwangdeoksa Temple was founded in 643, the 12th year of Queen Seondeok of Silla, by the monk Jajang, and was rebuilt during the reign of King Heungdeok by the monk Jinsan. Before it burned down during the Japanese invasions of 1592, it is said to have been one of the largest temples in the Gyeonggi-do and Chungcheong-do regions. The Daeungjeon, the temple's main hall, was completely dismantled and restored in 1983, and rebuilt on a considerably larger scale than before. Its roof is a gable (matbae) roof, forming the shape of the character 人 when seen from the side. The ornamental bracket sets supporting the eaves are arranged in the dapo style, with brackets placed both above the columns and in the spaces between them. Inside the hall are enshrined statues of Sakyamuni Buddha together with his disciples Bhaisajyaguru (the Medicine Buddha) and Amitabha Buddha, and behind the statues hangs a Buddhist painting (taenghwa) made in 1741, the 17th year of King Yeongjo.

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Cheonan, Chungnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료