For inquiries, contact the Haenam County Culture and Arts Division, Cultural Heritage Team (061-530-5250) or Tourist Information (061-530-5915, 061-532-1330).
Source: Haenam County Culture and Tourism · KOGL Type 4 (non-commercial, no changes allowed) · 3 photos
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Bungmireugam Hermitage before you go
Contact
Culture and Arts Division, Cultural Heritage Team: 061-530-5250 / Tourist Information: 061-530-5915 / 061-532-1330+82 61-530-5250, +82 61-530-5915, +82 61-532-1330
Address
400 Daeheungsa-gil, Samsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
How do Haenam's temples, Daeheungsa Temple, Mihwangsa Temple, and Dosoram Hermitage, differ?
Bungmireugam Hermitage in detail
Bungmireugam Hermitage: Yonghwajeon Hall, home to a 4.2 m rock-carved seated Buddha (National Treasure)
The main Buddha of Bungmireugam Hermitage is a seated Buddha carved in relief into a large rock face just below the summit of Duryunsan Mountain. It is 4.2 m tall and is National Treasure No. 308. Four flying celestial figures are placed symmetrically above the Buddha on the left and right, and the wooden front hall attached in front of the rock is called Yonghwajeon Hall. Judging from the carving of the face and each part, it is thought to have been made around the 11th century, in the early Goryeo period.
Bungmireugam Hermitage: Yonghwajeon Hall, the monks' quarters and two three-story stone pagodas
The hermitage consists of Yonghwajeon Hall, which enshrines the rock-carved Buddha, the L-shaped monks' quarters, and two three-story stone pagodas. Yonghwajeon Hall was rebuilt in April 1985 and the monks' quarters in April 1995, and there is also a bronze bell made in 1987. Its founding date is unknown because there are no records, but Daedunsaji confirms that it was repaired in 1754. Because it is north of Manilam Hermitage, it was once called Bugam.
Bungmireugam Hermitage: Nammireugam Hermitage below it and the legend of the heavenly boy and girl
Below Bungmireugam Hermitage is Nammireugam Hermitage. The northern Buddha is carved in relief as if rising from the rock, while the southern Buddha is incised in lines on a flat rock, so the two contrast. A legend says that a heavenly boy and girl, driven out of heaven, could return only if they carved a Buddha within one day. They tied the sun to a tree, and the one who finished first cut the rope, so the other's Buddha was left unfinished.
