The temple was first built in 636 and has been destroyed and rebuilt four times since then, most recently in 2012 when a fire destroyed the main hall and cost a lot of money to repair it.
According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s Nezang Temple was first set on fire in 1539 during the “monk turbulence incident (the government claimed that the temple was occupied by robbers)” of the Joseon Dynasty, and was rebuilt and then destroyed in the late 16th century during the Ding You rebellion (Japanese invasion), and then destroyed in 1951 during the Korean War. In 2012, an electrical leak caused the Great Hall to catch fire.
The city of Jeongeup then spent 2.5 billion won to rebuild the temple, but it burned down again on the 5th. The local fire department arrived at the scene 18 minutes after being notified, and a total of 85 firefighters and 21 fire engines were put into the fire, but the hall was in full flames and the Buddha statue inside was completely out of sight.
After the fire was extinguished, the police arrested a 53-year-old monk suspected of arson, it is understood that he stayed in the temple three months ago, and recently had a physical conflict with the monks of the Mahamudra, in a fit of rage, threw a flammable substance believed to be gasoline and set fire to the 165 square meters (about 50 pings) of the Mahamudra Hall all burned.
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