Songgwangsa Temple Lower Dormitory
Songgwangsa Temple Lower Dormitory
SOUTH KOREA, South Jeolla, Suncheon
The lower dormitory is located behind the Great Hero Hall of Songgwangsa Temple. The dormitory stands parallel to its counterpart, the upper dormitory, and both face south. Built in 1461 during the Joseon dynasty, it is the oldest existing wooden dormitory in Korea. It was originally built either as the abbot’s living quarters or as meditation dormitory. It was listed as Treasure No. 263 in 1963.
The three-by-two bay dormitory has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. Its internal area measures 39.7 sq m. During the late Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), the hall was used as a dining place for meditators. Above the kitchen, which is on the right side of the hall, there is an air ventilator in the roof.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 1041.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S},
pages = 1041,
title = {{Songgwangsa Temple Lower Dormitory}},
volume = 3,
year = {2016}}