Stone Seated Bhaisajyaguru Buddha of Jikjisa Temple,

This Buddha is enshrined at Jikjisa Temple and was carved, together with its halo, from a single stone. The head is bare, with a large topknot-shaped protrusion (ushnisha) at the crown. The face is badly worn, so its details cannot be closely examined, but it gives a round, gentle impression. The robe bares the right shoulder and covers only the left, with blunt, parallel, step-like folds. The right hand rests on the knee with the fingertips pointing downward, while the left hand holds a medicine box, identifying the statue as Bhaisajyaguru, the Buddha of Medicine. The halo, representing light radiating from the Buddha's body, is broad and not especially elegant in shape, but is decorated with carved vine and flame patterns. The overall dulling of detail and the reduced refinement of the halo's patterns suggest that this seated Bhaisajyaguru inherits the style of the late Unified Silla period.

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Where it is

Region

Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물