Ssangbongsa, Buddhist temple in Hwasun County, South Korea
Ssangbongsa is a Jogye Order temple in Jeung Village, Iyang Township, Hwasun County. Its Daeungjeon, the main worship hall, is a square three-story wooden pagoda rebuilt in 1986 after a 1984 fire; it has no finial or central pillar, and its interior holds a Seokgayeorae Buddha with disciples Ananjonja and Gaseopjonja. West of the grounds stands the octagonal Cheolgam Stupa.
The temple was founded in 868 during the Unified Silla period by monk Cheolgam. Over the following centuries, successive rebuilding and restoration projects shaped the complex into its current form.
The temple serves as an active center for the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, where visitors can observe daily religious practices and veneration in its various halls. The site remains deeply connected to Buddhist spiritual life in the region.
The temple lies in Jeung Village, Iyang Township, Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. The Cheolgam Stupa and its turtle-shaped monument base stand on a hill west of the main grounds, reached by a trail improved in 1997. The Daeungjeon, rebuilt in 1986, is the main worship hall; the site is a branch temple of Songgwangsa.
The Cheolgam Stupa is National Treasure 57, an octagonal stone stupa from the late Unified Silla period that stands 2.3 meters tall on a hill west of the main grounds. Beside it lies the Cheolgam Monument, Treasure 170, of which only the turtle-shaped granite base and head survive; the base bears cloud patterns and 32 lotus leaves.
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