Daeungjeon Hall of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu

While Donghwasa Temple has undergone eight-time major restoration since its construction in the Silla period, its main hall Daeungjeon also has been restored over several times. The present main hall appears to have been constructed between 1727 and 1732 (between the 3rd and 8th year of King Yeongjo). The hall, with roof-supporting brackets between columns, is located in the center of Donghwasa temple and houses the seated Buddha, Amitayeorae and Yaksayeorae statues on the Buddhist altar, in addition to Datjip (a canopy) to elaborately decorate the seat of the statues. In particular, Daeungjeon is remarkably characterized by well-balanced, natural looking columns and latticed front doors with colorfully arranged circles of flowers that are symbolic of dedication to Buddha. Datjip : It is also called "Cheon-gae." Daeseung Gyeongjeon says that

"Baekho of Buddha was changed to Daegae of Chilbo and it covered the sky." It has been thought that Datjip or baldachin was originally used by Buddha as a parasol to shield the sun during his sermon, and then was applied for Buddha statues.

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08