Stupa of Sujongsa Temple, Namyangju

The Stupa of Sujongsa Temple, Namyangju is a stone stupa handed down at Sujongsa Temple on Ungilsan Mountain in Namyangju, standing beside Daeungjeon Hall together with the Octagonal Five-story Stone Pagoda of Sujongsa Temple (treasure) and a three-story stone pagoda (undesignated). The sarira reliquary set (ornaments enshrining Buddhist relics) discovered when the stupa was dismantled and repaired in 1939 has since been designated a treasure and is now held in the Buddhist Central Museum. The stupa stands 2.3 m tall overall; its form is based throughout on an octagonal plan, with the body of the stupa set on a two-tiered pedestal and topped by a roof stone and a finial. The Stupa of Sujongsa Temple, Namyangju retains all its parts intact, from the ground stone through the pedestal and body to the roof stone and finial. Its date of construction is clearly established as early Joseon in style, and the excellence of the patterns carved on each part, together with the unusual fact that it takes the form of a monk's memorial stupa built to commemorate Princess Jeonghye, reveal a new trend in the Buddhist faith and artistic taste of the early Joseon royal family, giving it value as a treasure.

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Where it is

Region

Namyangju, Gyeonggi

Designation

Treasure · 보물