A pagoda and a bronze bell in Gwang Deok Sa Temple : Unexpected Pleasure

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The name of temple ‘Gwang Deok is something strange for Buddhist Temple.
Gwang Deok means ‘broadening the virtue’. Here ‘Deok’ means the virtue.
Usually the virtue (Deok) is considering as a Confucian Value.

Confucian scholars usually thought that ‘Deok’ was an one of the most important value.
So what I thought unusual was they named the Buddhist temple with Confucian meaning.

I looked around this area and could find out the reason why they named like that.

Eventhough the Buddhist temple was located in this area, the influence of Confucian was so strong that the Buddhist temple used the Confucian value in naming temple.

The temple seemed to have been built for a long time ago.
About a thousand years ago, this temple had been built first. Actually this temple had been destroyed several times through history.

As passing through the gate, I looked up the ceiling of the gate.

It’s pattern was really beautiful, and in the center of the ceiling I found the honeycomb.

When I entered into the temple, a pagoda attracted my attention.

We could estimate the history of this temple with the pagoda which stood in the temple.
The style of the pagoda was similar to that of Shilla’s.

If this pagoda had not been built in Shilla, we could estimate that the first time it was built seems to be early in the Koryeo period. Some corner of the pagoda was damaged, the pagoda was very well preserved in general.

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There was a standing board explaining the history of the temple and the pagoda. There was written that the stone lions stood in front of main building. I tried to find that lion statues, but this statues made me laugh. It’s appearance was quite different from the lions. I thought it as a dog.

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The board explained that these states were built in middle of Choson Dynasty, or 17-8 century.

Another attracted my attention was the Bell.
Precisely what attracted my attention was the marking sign of ‘no entry’

The marking sign was so impressive, it was a representative Buddhist style of no entry.

It was written ‘the place your feet turn around’

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It was very poetic expression and made me smile.

The bell was also impressive, it was well made bell.

It is said that the Buddhist bell is very difficult to make. It is a hand made bell.

The patterns and the relief was excellent.

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I couldn’t have looked at this kinds of the bell which was made in nowadays.

I could not find out who made this bell, but in my view he did his best job in making bell.

This bronze bell made me happy. In somewhere there are people who do their best.

When I dropped by this temple, I didn’t expect the special things.
But here I could get special impressions than any other place.

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Fascinating Temple Bell there at Gwang Deok @slowwalker because of the style and craftsmanship of making the bell and that Pagoda structure is quite carefully done to last centuries.

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Gweng Deouk is beautiful 👍

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저도 영어 학원에 다녀야 할까봐요
님처럼 영어로 글을 쓸수 있을지 모르지만...
단청이 무척 곱습니다. 감사합니다

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Nice pics, thanks!

hey @slowwalker thanks for the post! does the ceiling have a meaning? or is it just decorative. it looks pretty unique

I like how the bees have found a nice place to live within the temple. :)

WoW that ceiling is very similar to what I see on my trips to the DMT world.

Wow men i havn't ever seen this place i love the pictures which camera have you used

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Thanks for sharing a historical place and temple . I love this pictures 😊

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Whoa, the textures of the building are insane!

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This is a wonderful sharing. These discoveries are encouraging me to the archeology section.I am studying engineering department.I did not decide whether to change the department :)) @slowwalker

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Very interesting, thank you. Never in these temples was not.

that temple must be preserved to its original structure...

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슬로워커님 문뜩 감사인사 드리려댓글 드립니다.
저는 뉴비때 늘 저에게 보팅해주시는 분들을 엑셀로 정리 했었습니다. 별내용없는 저에게 슬로워커님이 보팅을 많이 해주셨었더군요
문뜩 생각나서 감사인사드립니다. 도움 별로안되시겠지만 소액이라도 감사의 의미로 보팅드립니다.
행복한 하루되시길

감사합니다

great history @slowwalker. Thanks for sharing historical photo and write.

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17th century? wow the temple is really ancient

actually it had been built one thousand years ago

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Beautifully written travel records..wow..as you said the bell is different and it has been made using the hand..that is incredible :)

Yes, it was incredible

All the photos are amazing. You are shooting perfectly. You also describe this very historic place that is very easy to understand. Thank you very much for sharing. I always enjoy great posts from you @slowwalker.

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beautiful

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wow great article! Those lions looks like dogs or fat snakes.. lol.. great piece of history!

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절에 가면 천장을 올려다 봅니다.
아름답다는 생각에 목이 뻐근하게 쳐다봤는데 이리 사진으로 보니 또 다른 감동이네요.
감사합니다.

읽어주셔서 감사합니다.

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Such beautiful holly geometry on the celling and what an amazing hand made bell.
So huge and so beautiful details.
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Ok, thanks again my friend

저렇게 천정을 올려다본 적은 없는것 같아요 너무 멋지네요~ ^^ 올드스톤님의 글도 기다려집니다~ ^^

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Hello, sir, your publication invites the calm of the spirit and is captivating, its history about the temple is interesting. I read some works about some temples. I identify with this topic.
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Seeing the honeycomb must have been a beautiful surprise. Once again, as always, beautiful story and good photo footage along - that is a very good mix!

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Exquisite photographs of this ancient temple. Turn your feet and go back. Interesting what the bell maker inscribed. Thank you.

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The ceiling of the gate is most beautiful. I wonder if that is why the honey bees made their beautiful honeycomb there? The lions do look more like dogs than lions. The bronze bell is exquisite. The person who made this bell was truly an extraordinary artist. This is really a very special place.

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