Jeongnimsa

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Stone pagoda of the former temple
Korean spelling
Korean alphabet : 정림사
Revised Romanization : Jeongnimsa
McCune-Reischauer : Chŏngnimsa

Jeongnimsa ( 정림사 ) was a Buddhist temple from the Sabi period of the Kingdom of Baekje ( 백제 ) in Buyeo ( 부여 ), in today's Chungcheongnam-do ( 충청남도 ) province in South Korea .

The stone pagoda of the former temple complex was placed under monument protection in December 1962 as the 9th culturally significant object of national importance in South Korea, a stone Buddha followed in January 1963 with the registration number 108. The entire complex of the former temple was listed as historical on March 26, 1983 Place registered under the number 301 and added to the list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO on July 4, 2015 under the title: " Baekje Historic Areas " .

geography

Map from 1872 with the palace in the middle and Mount Busosan ( 부소산 ) above. The temple complex was located below the city on the river, marked by the pagoda.

The former temple complex is located in the middle of the city of Buyeo, a few hundred meters south of the archaeological site of Gwanbuk-ri and the Busosanseong fortress . It was built on level ground at the time. The temple complex covers an area of ​​1.52 hectares. The protection zone around has an area of ​​6.57 hectares.

history

It is not clear when the temple complex was built. But it was an essential part of the then main state Sabi of the Kingdom of Baekje, starting from 536  AD , the year of the move from Ungjin , today's Gongju , to Sabi and the fall of Baekje in 660 AD.

During the excavations, a tile was found for the auditorium of the building where teaching was held. The " 8th year of Taepyeong, Mujin Jeongnimsa Temple Daejangdangcho " was engraved on the brick . From this it could be concluded that this part came from the year 1028, the 19th year of the reign of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo . Most of the remains of the temple were found in the area of ​​the building. With this find it could be proven beyond doubt that the temple came from the Baekje period.

investment

The temple complex has a north-south orientation, with the main entrance in the southern part of the complex. Behind it was the stone pagoda that still exists today, followed by the prayer house in the middle of the complex and the house where teaching was done. The buildings that surrounded the facility to the west, north and east were dormitories or farm buildings. The stone pagoda in the middle of the square is engraved with Chinese characters of General Su Dingfang (618–907), symbolizing the victory of the Chinese Tang dynasty in the 8th month of the lunar calendar in 660 over the kingdom of Baekje.

It is believed that the temple complex was built right in the center of the city.

literature

  • Republic of Korea (Ed.): Nomination of Baekje Historic Areas . For Inscription on the World Heritage List . Seoul 2015, ISBN 978-89-299-0345-9 (English, online PDF 323 MB [accessed September 23, 2015]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nomination of Baekje Historic Areas . Seoul 2015, p.  134 .
  2. ↑ Jeongnimsaji (Jeongnimsa Temple Site) - Five-story Stone Pagoda at Jeongnimsa Temple Site, Buyeo (UNESCO World Heritage) ( 부여 정림사 지. 정림사 지 오층 석탑 (유네스코 세계 문화 유산) ). In: Visit Korea . Korea Tourism Organization , accessed September 25, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Korea - Baekje historic areas to be listed on UNESCO World Heritage list . In: Visit Korea . Korea Tourism Organization , July 7, 2015, accessed September 25, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Nomination of Baekje Historic Areas . Seoul 2015, p.  39 .
  5. ^ Historical site - Jeongnimsa Temple site in Buyeo . Buyeogun , accessed September 25, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Nomination of Baekje Historic Areas . Seoul 2015, p.  60 f .
  7. ↑ Nomination of Baekje Historic Areas . Seoul 2015, p.  143 .
  8. ↑ Nomination of Baekje Historic Areas . Seoul 2015, p.  83 .

Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′ 45 ″  N , 126 ° 54 ′ 15 ″  E