Naejangsa temple from ‘Thousand Years’ Review was burned down in Daeungjeon … 4th Passion since its founding

(Jeongeup = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-cheol Im Chae-du and Jeong Gyeong-jae = ‘Thousand Years Review’ Naejangsa (內 藏寺) has suffered fire damage four times since its inception.

The cause of the fire that occurred this time is known as a monk arson due to internal conflicts between members of the temple.

The monks and local residents who look at the Daeungjeon Hall of Naejangsa Temple, which has been turned to ash, are pitiful.

Firefighting authorities ‘blow’ in front of Daewoong … first stage of response to firefighting authorities is issued

According to the Jeonbuk-do Fire Department and Jeonbuk Police Agency on the 5th, a report was received that a fire broke out in the Daeungjeon Hall of Naejangsa Temple in Jeongeup City at 6:30 p.m. the same day.

The fire department was dispatched to the scene after 18 minutes of reporting, but Daeungjeon was already engulfed in a large flame and it was difficult to recognize the shape.

The provincial fire department issued the first stage of response, in which all the personnel of the competent fire brigades were dispatched, and 85 firefighters and 21 vehicles were mobilized, including tank cars and car bombs, to extinguish the fire.

If you look at the videos and photos taken by the fire department on the site, Daeungjeon is burning from the bottom to the ceiling.

The fire that crept up the eaves and moved towards the ceiling lit the surroundings in red, burning the ‘story’ with terrifying momentum.

The flames were so strong that I couldn’t see the Buddha image in Daeungjeon.

Another video showed that even though time had passed, the roof of Daeungjeon Hall was almost down because the fire was still strong.

Firefighters were pouring water everywhere, but the flames showed no signs of subsidence.

The fire department completed the first visit at 7:53 pm that day and caught fire at 9:10 pm.

Arson suspects arrested at the scene … a disgruntled monk

The Jeonbuk Police Agency arrested titular monk A (53), suspected of arson at the site, accused of organizing the prefectural building.

It was found that Mr. A used a flammable substance estimated to be gasoline in the course of the crime.

At the time of his arrest, he was known to drink alcohol.

It is said that there were no human injuries because there were no people in Daeungjeon during the fire.

As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that Mr. A had a conflict with temple officials after he arrived at the temple recently and even got into a fight.

It was found that he had testified with the intention of acknowledging the crime, saying: “I did it because I was angry.”

Police revealed that the monk was arrested, but said they would reveal specific motives and details of the crime after an investigation.

An official from the Jeongeup Police Station said, “We are arresting the suspects in the field and investigating the process” and “It is alleged that they set fire to Daeungjeon with dissatisfaction after an internal dispute with (the monks).”

The official added: “The motive for the crime has not been precisely identified, so we will proceed with an investigation later.”

Passion of the Thousand Years Magazine … the fourth fire since its founding in 636

Naejangsa, a thousand-year-old temple in Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, founded in the Baekje period, was engulfed in fire on the 5th and faced the tragedy of having been damaged by fire four times since its inception.

Naejangsa Temple was founded in 636, in the AD 37 of King Mu of Baekje, as Yeongeunsa Temple, which was established by Yeongeunjo as a religious patrol for the Baekje people.

In 1557 (the 12th year of King Myeongjong of Joseon), Ambassador Heimuk rebuilt and rebuilt Beopdang and Dangwoo on the site of the Yeongeunsa temple, and named the temple Naejangsa Temple because it is said that there are endless treasures hidden in the mountain.

The first tragedy occurred in the middle of the Joseon dynasty.

At that time, Jeong Yoo-jae suffered the bad luck that the temple was burned down, and after that, in 1639 (King Injo’s 17th year), Bu-Yong’s ambassador changed and plated the Buddha statue.

In 1779 (King Jeongjo’s third year), Ambassador Yeongdam rebuilt Daeungjeon and Siwangjeon and rebuilt Yosa.

In 1923, Master Baek Hak-myeong greatly revived death, and in 1938, Master Maegok renovated Daewoongjeon, Myeongbujeon, and Yosaechae to renew Naejangsa’s appearance.

Later, in 1957, the monk Ya-eun Zhu built Haeundang, and in 1958, the monk Dacheon built Daeungjeon. In 1965, Daeungjeon Hall, Buddha statues and Tanghwa were built and sealed.

A large-scale reconstruction was carried out in accordance with the Naejangsan National Park Restoration Plan of 1974.

However, on October 31, 2012, due to an unknown fire, the internal organs turned to ashes.

At that time, the fire was discovered by the detection system of a private security company, but it had already burned.

The city of Jeongeup restored the building by spending 2.5 billion won, including fertilization, on the former Daeungjeon Hall site, which was destroyed by the fire.

Daeungjeon Hall, with a size of 165m2, has a Paljak ceiling in 5 compartments on the front and 3 compartments on the side.

This Daeungjeon Hall is burned down again due to the fire set by the monk, adding to the regret of Shintoists and residents.

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