Buddhist Painting of Buryeongsa Temple (The Vulture Peak Assembly)

A Yeongsanhoesangdo depicts the scene of Sakyamuni Buddha preaching, and is usually placed on the wall behind a Buddha image. The Sakyamuni Buddha in this Yeongsanhoesangdo wears robes draped to leave the right shoulder bare (ugyeonpyeondan) and sits with fingers pointing to the ground in the hangma chokjiin gesture, symbolising the subjugation of demons. Around Sakyamuni are arranged the Ten Great Bodhisattvas, the Four Heavenly Kings, and, in the upper register, the Ten Great Disciples. Most Yeongsanhoesangdo depict Eight Great Bodhisattvas, so it is notable that this painting shows Ten Great Bodhisattvas, and that the bodhisattva beneath Sakyamuni is unusually large. Features such as Sakyamuni's red robe and the doubled red border of the halo behind him are stylistic traits slightly earlier than the Buddhist painting style of the late Joseon period. The skilful and beautiful use of colour and the meticulous depiction further raise the value of the painting. Painted in the ninth year of King Yeongjo of Joseon (1733), this painting, with its refined style and good state of preservation, is a valuable resource for the study of early 18th-century Joseon Buddhist painting.

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Where it is

Region

Uljin, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Treasure · 보물