Standing Eunjingwanchok-ri Vairocana Stone Buddha

The Standing Vairocana Stone Buddha of Gwanchok-dong, Nonsan (under the present administrative district), once stood at the site of a Goryeo-period temple called Daejeongunsa, near the entrance to Gwanchoksa Temple. The statue shows a distinctive proportion in which the head is greatly emphasised relative to the body: the upper part of the head rises high as if wearing a crown, and above it sits a large ushnisha, the topknot-shaped protrusion on a Buddha's head. This resembles the style of the Standing Stone Maitreya Bodhisattva of Gwanchoksa Temple, a National Treasure. The face is broad and nearly square, full in volume; the eyes are shaped like gingko nuts and the nose is marked by a deep outline, while the mouth, small in relation to the face, and the U-shaped line of the chin are distinctive. The neck is short, so the three lines customarily shown on a Buddha's neck are not visible, and the ears reach down to the shoulders. The pedestal is a rectangular platform carved with three blind niche-shaped panels on the front and two on each side. There is no mandorla, the halo of light behind the head and body, and the fingers are raised to chest level in the wisdom-fist mudra. The robe hangs softly draped over both shoulders, the area below the waist is symmetrical, and the feet are not depicted. The overall carving style and the soft folds of the robe indicate that this is a Buddha statue of the Goryeo period.

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Where it is

Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산