Songgwangsa Temple (English name)

Japanese: 松広寺 - しょうこうじ（英語表記）Songgwang-sa

A Jogye Order temple in Songgwang-myeon, Seungju-gun, Jeollanam-do, Korea. It is said to have been founded in the late Silla period, but its predecessor was a Zen temple founded in 1197 (the 27th year of the reign of Myeongjong of Goryeo) by Bojo Kokushi, and already had over 80 buildings from the Goryeo period. Many buildings were burned down during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea and the Korean War, but they were rebuilt and there are currently over 50 buildings. The Kokushi Hall, which houses the portraits of the three patriarchs, was founded in 1369 (the 18th year of the reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo) and has been renovated twice, but is a single-story building in the Jushimpo style dating back to the early Joseon period. The temple is also famous for its artworks such as a wooden carved Buddha triad and gilt bronze swinging bells, as well as its Buddhist scriptures such as the Giten Mokuroku.

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Japanese:

韓国，全羅南道昇州郡松光面にある曹渓宗の寺院。新羅末期の創建とも伝えるが，前身は高麗明宗 27 (1197) 年に普照国師が中心となって結成した修禅社で，高麗時代からすでに 80棟余の堂宇を有した。豊臣秀吉の朝鮮出兵や朝鮮動乱などで多くの建物を焼失したが再建され，現在も 50棟余の堂宇がある。3祖師画像を安置する国師殿は，高麗恭愍王 18 (1369) 年の創建で，2度重修されているが，柱心包様式の単層建築として李朝初期のもの。また同寺伝来の木彫三尊仏龕や金銅製揺鈴などの美術品や，『義天目録』などの蔵経も有名。

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