Gyeongnam Goseong's Thousand-Year-Old Temple Okcheonsa, Jabangru Designated as Treasure.

Nationally Designated Cultural Heritage Commemoration Ceremony Held

The thousand-year-old temple, Jabangru of Okcheonsa in Goseong, Gyeongnam, has been designated as a treasure.

Goseong County held a ceremony on the 25th to commemorate the designation of Jabangru of the thousand-year-old Okcheonsa Temple as a nationally designated cultural treasure.

Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held an event to commemorate the designation of Jabangru of Okcheonsa Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, as a national treasure.

About 300 people attended the ceremony, including National Assembly member Jeong Jeomsik, County Governor Lee Sanggeun, Goseong County Council Chairman Choi Eulseok, council members, provincial assembly members, Shin Dohoe President Jeong Younghwan, heads of institutions and social organizations, and residents. The event proceeded with the presentation of the treasure designation certificate, welcome speeches, congratulatory speeches, an introduction to the anti-Japanese movement history of Jabangru, an unveiling ceremony, and commemorative tree planting.

Jabangru of Okcheonsa in Goseong is regarded as one of the finest examples of the grandeur seen in pavilion architecture of temples during the late Joseon Dynasty.

The Jabangru Pavilion of Okcheonsa Temple, a thousand-year-old historic temple in Goseong, Gyeongnam, has been designated as a treasure.

According to records such as the Sangryangmun, it was first built in 1664 as the main gate opposite the main hall, and during King Yeongjo’s reign (1764), it was rebuilt in the form of a pavilion and called ‘Jeongru’ or ‘Chaebangru’.

Jabangru of Okcheonsa, where the Buddha’s teachings spread far like the fragrance of flowers, originated as a training facility for monk soldiers and was also used as a base for patriotic activists such as Monk Baekchowol during the Japanese colonial period.

Later, it was designated as a tangible cultural asset of Gyeongsangnam-do in 1972, becoming one of the nine scenic spots of Goseong along with the Lotus Flower Eight Views and the thousand-year-old Okcheonsa Temple, and on December 28 last year, it was designated as a nationally designated cultural treasure.

In his welcome speech, Governor Lee said, “On behalf of the 50,000 residents, I express my gratitude to National Assembly member Jeong Jeomsik and the Buddhist followers including Head Monk Maga for their efforts in achieving this treasure designation,” adding, “We will do our best to preserve and pass on the precious Jabangru, designated as a national cultural treasure, so that it can become a representative cultural heritage of the Republic of Korea.”

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