Donghwasa Temple Stupa Group

A budo, or stupa, symbolically represents a monk's tomb and houses his remains or sari (relics). Behind Donghwasa Temple, a stupa field extends from the middle of the mountainside down to its foot, where ten stupas in all stand at regular intervals, each enshrining the relics of a monk who once practised at this temple. No. 1, the stupa of Great Master Haejeong of Seongamdang, was erected in 1839, the fifth year of King Heonjong of Joseon, and has a bell-shaped body set on a square base stone and pedestal. No. 2, the stupa of the Great Master of Jewoldang, has a round pedestal on a square base stone, with a square roof stone placed atop an oval body stone. No. 3, the stupa of the Great Master of Giseongdang, was erected in 1764, the fortieth year of King Yeongjo, and has an oval body stone and square roof stone set on a pedestal carved with lotus designs. No. 4, the stupa of Great Master Chukjon of Seongimdang, was erected in 1700, the twenty-sixth year of King Sukjong; a natural rock serves as its base stone, above which sit a round pedestal and a bell-shaped body. No. 5, the stupa of Goundang, was made in 1676, the second year of King Sukjong, and bears a bell-shaped body stone with a bluntly truncated top, set on a square base stone and round pedestal. No. 6, the stupa of Hamudang, was erected in 1720, the forty-sixth year of King Sukjong; large lotus patterns encircle the base stone and pedestal, and the underside of the octagonal roof stone carries a five-tiered support. No. 7 is of unrecorded name and unknown date; it has a round pedestal carved with floral patterns on a square base stone, with a square roof stone atop an oval body stone. No. 8, the stupa of Great Master Jeongwon of Sangbong, was erected in 1709, the thirty-fifth year of King Sukjong, with a round body stone and square roof stone set on a pedestal carved with large lotus designs. No. 9, the stupa of Great Master Geungnin of Gyeyeongdang, was erected in 1692, the eighteenth year of King Sukjong; the middle stone of its pedestal bears an unusual pattern, and the eight corners of its octagonal roof stone curve upward, though its finial has been damaged. No. 10, the stupa of Gohandang, is of unknown date and has an octagonal pedestal on a square base stone, with an octagonal roof stone atop an oval body stone. Most of the stupas share the same basic form: an egg-shaped body stone, truncated top and bottom, topped with a roof stone and set on a round or square stone pedestal. They are largely unadorned apart from lotus carvings on the pedestals, and although a monk's name is inscribed on his body stone, it is rare for his life and achievements to be recorded as well. Built mainly between the seventeenth and early nineteenth centuries, they well illustrate the typical stupa style of the late Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Dong-gu, Daegu

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산