Eungjinjeon Hall of Buryeongsa Temple, Uljin

Eungjinjeon Hall is the building where Buddha and his disciples are enshrined. This building is a small and humble Dapo-style single-eave gable-roofing structure with three front units and two side units. The foundation was laid with coarsely piled natural stone and the front of the building as a four-panel door for entrance to the middle unit. It has partitions to separate the side units to the left and right with small windows over the partitions. It seems that there used to be a narrow wooden porch by Hainbang and columns to the left and right. The bracket sets consist of two extra supports inside and outside. A gable-roofing house is generally Jusimpo-style with the bracket sets only on the front and rear of the building, but this building has the bracket sets on all four sides of the building. It was found that Eungjinjeon Hall has been repaired several times, including in 1578 (11th year of King Seonjo), in 1629 (7th year of King Injo), in 1666 (7th year of King Hyeonjong) in 1716 (42nd year of King Sukjong), and in 1843 (9th year of King Heonjong), based on Sangryangmun which was discovered during the deconstruction for repair in 1984. As Sangryangmun introduced the name of temple as Yeongsanjeon Hall, it was concluded that the name changed to Eungjinjeong Hall when the disciples of Buddha were enshrined. This building shows some construction techniques from the early Joseon Dynasty, but it reflects the characteristics mid-Joseon Dynasty overall.

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