Daemoam Hermitage (Sunchang)

Sunchang Daemoam is a temple located to the north of Sunchang Daemosanseong Fortress, a fortress site from the Baekje period. Founded in 1933 by Hakseong, it was almost destroyed during the Korean War. The temple was rebuilt in 1973, and Beomjonggak was built in 1985. In 1993, a new main hall was built. Daemoam consists of two buildings: Daeungjeon, Beomjonggak, and Yosachae. Daeungjeon is a wooden building with a gable roof and three rooms on the front and two rooms on the sides. Dancheong is painted on the inside and outside, and the exterior murals include flowers and a painting of Simwoo (a drawing that compares finding one’s true nature to finding a cow). There is a Buddha on the wall. In the main hall, the ‘Daemoam Wooden Seated Buddha Statue’, which was moved to Daemoam at the end of the Japanese colonial period, is enshrined. This is a Buddha statue believed to have been created in the mid-17th century. This Buddha statue is positioned with both hands on the knees, with the thumb and middle finger touching. In addition, judging from the square face and simplified folds of the clothes, it is presumed that it was created by Heejang, a monk sculptor active in the 17th century. Artifacts discovered inside the Buddha statue include books related to Buddhism that are important for academic research, such as Writing Guide and Bojangrok.

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Admission fee

Free

Restroom

Yes