Dragon spring temple7/16/2023 ![]() Straight ahead of you is the Geukrakbo-jeon Hall. To the right of the Boje-ru Pavilion is a set of stairs that will gain you admittance to the main temple courtyard at Cheoneunsa Temple. Standing all alone in the open courtyard between the Cheonwangmun Gate and the Boje-ru Pavilion is a modern Seokdeung (Stone Lantern). Emerging on the other side of the Cheonwangmun Gate, you’ll see the Jong-ru (Bell Pavilion) to your right. These fierce statues protect the temple from evil spirits from entering the temple grounds. Inside the Cheonwangmun Gate are four modern statues of the Four Heavenly Kings. Having passed by the Suhong-ru Pavilion, you’ll next see the Cheonwangmun Gate. Located on this bridge is the quaint Suhong-ru Pavilion. On the other side of the still flowing stream, the stream will eventually lead you towards a bridge that spans the Cheoneun Stream. This stream flows in and out of the beautiful Cheoneun Water Basin that’s located out in front of the temple grounds. Hanging a left, you’ll hug the neighbouring Cheoneun Stream. Temple LayoutĪfter arriving at the temple parking lot, you’ll make your way up a long trail that leads you past the rather slender Iljumun Gate. And admission to the temple is 1,800 won for adults. In total, Cheoneunsa Temple is home to five Korean Treasures. And ever since then, strangely, not a single fire has broken out at Cheoneunsa Temple. Lee Gwangsa told the temple monks that if they placed this plaque on the Iljumun Gate then fire would no longer break out at the Cheoneunsa Temple. The writing was written to look as though water was flowing down from it. So Lee Gwangsa wrote a plaque that said “Jirisan Cheoneunsa” on it. One day, the famous master calligrapher Lee Gwangsa passed by Cheoneunsa Temple and heard the story about the serpent/dragon’s death. The townspeople said that this was happening because the monk had killed the serpent/dragon who had been protecting the energy of the water. However, the temple continued to be plagued by several fires. Cheoneunsa Temple means “Hidden Springs Temple” in English. It was at this time that the temple changed its name from Gamnosa Temple to its current name of Cheoneunsa Temple. To stop this from continuing, a temple monk killed the large serpent/dragon. While the temple was being rebuilt after being destroyed by the invading Japanese, a serpent/dragon often appeared around the temple’s spring, blocking the spring water from flowing. ![]() There is an interesting myth attached to Cheonunsa Temple around the time of the Imjin War. Currently, Cheoneunsa Temple is home to some twenty buildings. It’s from this time period that the majority of temple buildings date back to like the Geukrakbo-jeon Hall, the Palsang-jeon Hall, the Iljumun Gate, and the Chilseong-gak Hall. The temple was rebuilt in 1775 by the monk Hyeam-seonsa. Once more, Cheoneunsa Temple was destroyed by fire in 1773. In 1679, the temple was made bigger by the monk Danyu-seonsa. The temple was later rebuilt in 1610 by Hyejeong-seonsa. The temple was later destroyed during the Imjin War (1592-1598). 1274-1308), Cheoneunsa Temple was picked as the best temple in the southern part of the Korean peninsula. ![]() During the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), specifically during the reign of King Chungnyeol of Goryeo (r. The first of these reconstructions took place in 875 A.D., when the famed monk Doseon-guksa rebuilt the temple. Throughout the years, Cheoneunsa Temple has been rebuilt numerous times. That’s why, in English, Gamnosa Temple means “Sweet Dew Temple.” Purportedly, this spring water could clear your mind because it was both clean and cold like the morning dew. It was called Gamnosa Temple because of the spring water that people could drink from in front of the Geukrakbo-jeon Hall. At this time, the temple was known as Gamnosa Temple. Cheoneunsa Temple was founded by an Indian monk named Deokun. Cheoneunsa Temple is one of the three major temples located inside Jirisan National Park grounds alongside Ssanggyesa Temple and the aforementioned Hwaeomsa Temple.Ĭheoneunsa Temple, which means “Hidden Spring Temple” in English, was first founded in 828 A.D. Temple HistoryĬheoneunsa Temple is located northwest of the famed Hwaeomsa Temple in Gurye, Jeollanam-do. The Upper Courtyard at Cheoneunsa Temple in Gurye, Jeollanam-do.
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