Pyochung Stele, Miryang

Standing right beside the Muan police substation, this stele is now preserved within a stone-walled stele pavilion. It commemorates the loyalty of Master Samyeong and is also known as the Stele of Master Samyeong. The stele consists of a square base bearing the stone body, capped with a rooftop stone; unusually, the body of the stele is made of black marble. The inscription, carved across all four faces, records the history of Pyochungsa Temple, the deeds of Master Seosan, and the deeds of Master Samyeong. It relates how Master Samyeong, a disciple of Master Seosan, raised a righteous army and fought on in his teacher's place during the Imjin War; the content of his negotiations with Kato Kiyomasa; and how, after the Jeongyu War, he travelled to Japan on King Seonjo's royal order and brought back some 3,000 prisoners. The stele was erected in 1742, the 18th year of King Yeongjo of Joseon; the inscription was composed by Yi Ui-hyeon and written out by Kim Jin-sang. The title carved at the top of the front face is in the calligraphy of Yu Cheok-gi. The stele is also well known as the "Sweating Pyochung Stele", said to sweat when signs of great national trouble, such as war, are imminent. This is held to be a lasting sign of Master Samyeong's concern for the fate of the country, and the stele has become an object of folk belief.

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Where it is

Region

Miryang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산