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Ssanggyesa ( ko, 쌍계사) is a head temple of the
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Ssanggyesa ( ko, 쌍계사) is a head temple of the Jogye Order
The Jogye Order, officially the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (대한불교조계종, 大韓佛敎 曹溪宗), is the representative order of traditional Korean Buddhism with roots that date back 1200 years to the Later Silla National Master D ...
of Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what its early practitioners saw as inconsistencies within the Mahayana Buddhist traditions that they received from foreign countries. To address this, the ...
. It is located on the southern slopes of Jirisan, southwest of sacred Samshin-bong Peak, in the Hwagye-dong Valley of Hwagae-myeon, Hadong County
Hadong County (, ''Hadong-gun'') is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is on the far-west side of the province, bordering South Jeolla Province. The county office is located at Hadeong-eup.
History
The county of Hadong was call ...
, in the province of Gyeongsangnam-do
South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World H ...
, South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
.
The temple was founded in 722 by two disciples of Uisang
Uisang (625–702) was one of the most eminent early Silla Korean scholar-monks, a close friend of Wonhyo (元曉).
He traveled to China, studying at Mount Zhongnan as a student of the influential Huayan master Zhiyan (智儼) and as a senior ...
named Sambeop and Daebi. It is said that they were guided to the location by a ''Jiri-sanshin'' in the form of a tiger, after being instructed by him in dreams to look for a site where arrowroot flowers
blossomed through the snow. They had travelled China for study, and returned with the skull of and a portrait of "Yukcho" (Hui-neng
Dajian Huineng (); (February 27, 638 – August 28, 713), also commonly known as the Sixth Patriarch or Sixth Ancestor of Chan (traditional Chinese: 禪宗六祖), is a semi-legendary but central figure in the early history of Chinese Chan Budd ...
, the Sixth Patriarch of ''Seon'' enBuddhism) which they respectively buried under the Main Hall and enshrined in it (the skull was later dug up and enshrined in a stone pagoda, which is still there).
In the 9th century the temple was renamed "Ssanggyesa" (Twin-Streams Monastery) by Jingam (Meditaition-Master Jin-gam-seonsa, 774–850). He is also credited with creation of ''Beompae
Beompae (, also written ''pomp'ae'' or ''pŏmp'ae'') is a Korean genre of Buddhist chants and songs., one of three key traditional Korean song types, together with '' gagok'' and ''pansori''.
Description
There are three kinds of ''beompae'':
...
'' (Korean-style Buddhist music & dance) after having studied Chinese Buddhist music in Tang Dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...
China. He composed "Eosan" ish Mountainwith paleumryul ight tones and rhythmswhile watching fish swim in the nearby Seomjin River, and therefore the spacious lecture-pavilion still dedicated to ''Beompae'' performance and education at the front of Ssanggye-sa is named ''Palyeong-ru''. A stele dedicated to Jingam-seonsa and written by Choi Chi-won still stands in the temple; it is designated Republic of Korea National Treasure 47.
Most of the rest of the temple dates to the 17th century or thereafter, because all its buildings were burned to the ground by Japanese invaders during the Seven Year War.
See also
*Korean Buddhist temples
Buddhist temples are an important part of the Korean landscape. This article gives a brief overview of Korean Buddhism, then describes some of the more important temples in Korea. Most Korean temples have names ending in ''-sa'' (사, 寺), which ...
*Korean Buddhism
Korean Buddhism is distinguished from other forms of Buddhism by its attempt to resolve what its early practitioners saw as inconsistencies within the Mahayana Buddhist traditions that they received from foreign countries. To address this, the ...
* Religion in South Korea
External links
Official site, in Korean
Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order Religious organizations established in the 8th century Buildings and structures in South Gyeongsang Province Buddhist temples in South Korea Hadong County Tourist attractions in South Gyeongsang Province 8th-century establishments in Korea Religious buildings and structures completed in 722 {{commonscat, Ssanggyesa (Hadong)