Seated Geumdangsa Temple Wooden Buddha

This Buddhist statue is enshrined at Geumdangsa Temple, said to have been founded in 814 by the Chinese monk Hyegam. It forms a triad, with a principal Buddha at the centre flanked on either side by attendant bodhisattvas. The principal Buddha has a squarish, flattened face and a relatively imposing build. Both hands are raised with the thumb and ring finger touching, a gesture that identifies the figure as Amitabha Buddha. The rounded, hunched shoulders and the schematic treatment of the robe folds clearly display the characteristics of Buddhist statues of the late Joseon period. Apart from decorative details such as the elaborate crown, the beaded ornament on the chest, and the lotus sprigs held in both hands, the two flanking bodhisattvas closely resemble the principal Buddha. Judging from its rounded volume and gentle facial expression, this statue is considered a work of considerable quality, produced no earlier than the latter half of the seventeenth century.

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Where it is

Region

Jinan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산