Jeongbangsa Temple (Jecheon)

Jeongbangsa Temple, a subordinate temple of Beopjusa Temple on Songnisan Mountain of the Jogye Order, is a thousand-year-old temple located on the ridge of Sinseonbong Peak at the foot of Geumsusan Mountain, 1,016m above sea level, and is said to have been founded by Great Monk Uisang during the Silla Dynasty. When you ascend to the temple, you can overlook Cheongpung Lake, which resembles a fairyland, and the surrounding mountains, making it a place that evokes the wonder of nature. There is a rock face that covers one-third of the main hall's roof, and its grandeur and peculiar appearance make one feel the greatness of nature. Within the Jeongbangsa Temple complex, there are the main hall, monks' quarters, Hyeonhyemun Gate, and more. The main hall, built in 1825, is 12 kans, and the monks' quarters are a 5-kan wooden tiled house. Hyeonhyemun Gate is the main gate of the temple, also known as Iljumun Gate, and is a 1-kan wooden gate. Inside the main hall, there is a 60cm-tall, 30cm-wide Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue, which is the principal Buddha, and behind the statue, a Buddhist painting is depicted. The wooden seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue and its reliquaries from Jeongbangsa Temple in Jecheon are the wooden seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue enshrined in the main hall of Jeongbangsa Temple in Jecheon and the artifacts found within it. This wooden seated Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva statue is enshrined as the principal Buddha in the main hall of Jeongbangsa Temple and clearly displays the characteristics of typical Bodhisattva statues from the mid-Joseon Dynasty.