Wooden Amitabha Buddha Seated of Wolgyesa Temple

The wooden seated Amitabha Buddha of Wolgyesa Temple in Hallim-eup, Jeju, is highly valued as cultural heritage. A votive text discovered inside the statue during its bokjang, the ritual placement of sacred objects within a Buddha image, records that it was made in 1661 by the monk-sculptors Unhye and Sangjeon, providing important material for the study of seventeenth-century Buddhist statues. The wooden statue of Samgwangsa Temple, made in 1671 as an attendant bodhisattva flanking the Amitabha Triad by the late-Joseon master sculptor-monks (jogakjang) Eunghye and Gyechan, likewise offers an important clue for the study of seventeenth-century Buddhist statues. In the case of the Yongmunsa Temple statue, both the donor and the maker are known, making it an important piece of cultural heritage for examining late-Joseon Buddhist statue styles.

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Where it is

Region

Jeju City, Jeju

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산