Main Hall Interior

West Courtyard, Tongdosa Temple (map)
Yangsan, Korea

Daeungjeon (the main hall) contains no worship image. Instead, the worshipers face in the direction of the Diamond Ordination Platform (previous page), which is said to enshrine some true relics of the Buddha. From inside the hall there is not a good view of the platform, so it must serve as a conceptual rather than a visual focus of worship.

The second photo is a study of the wooden architecture - brackets and beams - that supports the roof. According to temple signage, the hall was last rebuilt in 1644.