Donghwasa

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Entire complex of the Donghwa Temple
Main Hall ( Daeungjeon 大雄殿 )
Bell pavilion with Brahma bell, Dharma drum and wooden fish
Pagoda ( Seoktap , 石塔 )

The Donghwa Temple ( Kor.  동화사 , Hanja  桐 華 寺 , Donghwasa , lit. "Paulownia flower temple") is a Buddhist temple of the Jogye order ( Jogye-jong , 曹溪 宗 ) on the south side of the Palgong, which practices Chan Buddhism -Bergs ( Palgongsan ) about 22 km northeast of the South Korean city ​​of Daegu .

Here the monk Geukdal ( Geukdal-jonja ) built a temple in 493, which was initially called Yuga Temple (Yugasa). During the reign of King Heungdeok (Heungdeok Wang, 興 德 王 ) of the Silla dynasty, the complex was renewed by Simji in 832. According to legend, the paulownias in the area also bloomed during construction work in winter, which is why the name was changed to "Paulownia Blossom Temple". In the vicinity of the complex, several hermitages ( amja ) belonging to the temple were gradually built .

During the Goryeo dynasty, this was one of the four temples where government examinations ( gwageo ) were conducted. With the advancement of Confucianism by the Joseon Dynasty , the influence of the Donghwa Temple declined, but the complex was expanded. During the invasion of the Korean peninsula by the Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592, the monk Yujeong ( 惟 政 alias Song-un, 松 雲 ) led a fierce fight against the Japanese troops with a troop of monk warriors.

Since 1988 the temple has been registered as the 9th main temple of the Jogye order. With several national treasures of South Korea and a 33-meter-high "Reunification Grand Buddha " ( Tongil Daebul ) built in 1992, it is also an important tourist attraction in the Daegu region.

literature

  • Lena Kim: Buddhist Sculpture of Korea. Hollym International Corporation, Elizabeth, NJ et al. 2007.
  • James B. Lewis: Frontier Contact Between Choson Korea and Tokugawa Japan. Routledge Shorton, London / New York 2003.
  • Chris Verebes: Empty house - Zen masters and temples of Korea. Eastward Publications, Seoul 2002.

See also

Commons : Donghwasa  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Web links

References and comments

  1. ↑ In 1594 he conducted three direct negotiations with Katō Kiyomasa, one of Hideyoshi's three leading commanders. After the withdrawal of the Japanese troops, Yujeong moved to Japan with an embassy in 1604 and negotiated with the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu in Fushimi Castle ( Kyōto ) the foundation for further relations between Japan and Korea.

Coordinates: 35 ° 59 ′ 33 ″  N , 128 ° 42 ′ 16 ″  E