Ssanggyesa Temple was constructed in the 23rd year of the reign of King Seongdeok (723), by Buddhist Monk Sambeop, a disciple of Uisang, one of the greatest monks of the Silla Dynasty. Sambeop had a dream before his return from study in Tang China where he heard that he "should enshrine the head of Hyeneung, the Sixth and Last Patriarch of Zen Buddhism of China, in the snow-covered valley of Samsinsan (Three Gods) Mountain where flowers are blooming." After he returned from China, he wandered about in search of a place where flowers were blooming in a snow-covered valley. When he got to Jirisan Mountain, a tiger appeared and led his way to the present site of Ssanggyesa Temple's Geumdang Hall. He recognized this as the place that was revealed in his dream and built the temple, then named Okcheonsa. It was renamed Ssanggyesa during the reign of King Jeonggang (632), but was burnt down in the Japanese Invasion of 1592. The present form of the temple was shaped by Buddhist Monk Byeogam in the 10th year of the reign of King Injo (1632). Located on the north ridgeline of the mountain, this stupa enshrines the sarira of Master Jingam. It consists of a stylobate, the body in which sarira are contained, and the finial. The stylobate is composed of a lower base on which lotus flowers facing the earth are engraved, an octagonal middle base, and an upper base decorated with patterns of lotus flowers facing the sky. A thick flat shaft decorated with copious clouds is inserted between the stylobate and the body. The body stone is smoothly octagonal, and parallel beams support the large roof like rafters. The corners of eaves are slightly raised and tiny flower sculptures are attached to each of the eight corners of the roof. The finial is made up of a bogae (a shape of a tiny roof) and an oval stone supported by a short column. While it shows an example of the style in which all the components of the pagoda are octagonal, this pagoda has an unbalanced proportion of parts, and simple and formalized carving decoration. The date of construction is presumed to have been the late 9th century, the same as the stele for Master Jingam.