Hwagyesa Temple
Hwagyesa Temple: Great Hero Hall
Hwagyesa Temple
SOUTH KOREA, Seoul
Hwagyesa, or Beautiful Creek Temple, is situated on Samgaksan (Three Corners Mountain). The temple was founded in 1522 during the Joseon dynasty by Master Shinwol. It was later rebuilt by Master Dowol after it was destroyed by fire in 1618. Most of the present buildings date back to 1866 of the Joseon dynasty, when the temple was repaired by monks Yongso and Pomun.
The buildings of the temple include the Great Hero Hall, Avalokitesvara Hall, Judgment Hall and Mountain Deity Shrine. The three-by-three bay Great Hero Hall, rebuilt in 1866, has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. Inside, it houses statues of Sakyamuni Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, page 485.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L},
pages = 485,
title = {{Hwagyesa Temple}},
volume = 2,
year = {2016}}