Stone Seated Buddha of Dogapsa Temple, Yeongam

This is a stone Buddha statue enshrined in Mireukjeon Hall at Dogapsa Temple in Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla Province. The body and the halo are carved from a single stone, in a technique resembling that of a rock-carved Buddha cut directly into a cliff face. The head is covered with small snail-shell curls, and a large topknot-shaped protuberance is prominently carved on the crown. The face is oval, with prominent eyelids, a broad nose and thick lips, giving an expression that is robust yet still smiling. The broad shoulders, flat chest and simplified curves of the body appear stiff and lack a sense of vitality. The robe leaves the right shoulder bare and is draped from the left shoulder across to the armpit, its few folds rendered in a rough, simple manner. At the centre of the slender oval halo is a lotus design, and small Buddha figures are carved at the top and on either side of the head; the carving on the halo is generally much simplified. The pedestal made to enshrine the statue is a plain square in form, though it is thought that it may originally have been an octagonal pedestal carved with a lotus design. Although the technique is somewhat stiff and formalised, the statue's facial expression conveys a warm sense of humanity. It appears to be a work of the mid-Goryeo period, faithfully inheriting the Buddha-image style of Unified Silla while also fully displaying the rough, simplified qualities characteristic of Goryeo.

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Visiting

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N/A (Open all year round)

Admission

Free

Parking

Available

Information

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Visitor information: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 1

Where it is

Region

Yeongam, Jeonnam & Gwangju

Designation

Treasure · 보물