Stone Buddha Triad in Daesan-ri, Haman

Three Buddhist statues remain in front of the village known as Daesa-gol, forming a single group of stone Buddhas. The statues on either side are presumed to have been made as attendant bodhisattvas flanking another Buddha; the two standing bodhisattva images are almost identical in carving technique, differing only in the shape of their hands. On their heads they wear tall crowns resembling hoods, and their elongated faces show the eyes, nose and mouth rendered in a flat, stylised manner. They wear garments resembling Korea's own traditional dress, which appear thick and heavy. The knot at the shoulder and the oval folds of drapery beginning at both knees are the statues' most distinctive feature. These features are characteristic of stone bodhisattva images in the regional style of Buddhist sculpture of the Goryeo period. The pedestal is in two tiers, upper and lower, carved with lotus designs. Below this, an octagonal base bears corner-flower ornament on each face, suggesting that it carries on the style of the early Unified Silla period. The headless seated Buddha placed between the two standing bodhisattvas can be identified as a work of the Goryeo period from the style of its halo, which represents the light radiating from the Buddha's whole body.

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Where it is

Region

Haman, Gyeongnam

Designation

Treasure · 보물