Three-story Stone Pagoda in Dajeong-ri, Namhae

This stone pagoda is said to have stood at Dacheonsa Temple, which tradition holds was founded by the great monk Wonhyo. The temple's own history is otherwise unknown, but it is said that when Dacheonsa was absorbed into Yongmunsa Temple, only this pagoda remained on the original temple site. Today only two body stones and two roof stones survive, giving the pagoda the appearance of having two storeys, though it is presumed to have originally had three. Pillar-shaped carvings appear at each corner of the body stones, and the underside of the roof stones bears three-tiered supports. At the top, three bronze-ball-shaped ornaments (bojeongju) remain as a finial. Although incomplete, the thickness of the roof stones and their three-tiered supports suggest that the pagoda was erected during the Goryeo period.

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Where it is

Region

Namhae, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산