Shakyamuni Buldo Painting of Bomunsa Temple

A taenghwa is a Buddhist painting made in the form of a framed or hanging scroll. This hubultaenghwa (a painting hung behind the main Buddha image) in the Daeungjeon Hall of Bomunsa Temple depicts the Yeongsanhoesang, the scene in which Shakyamuni Buddha preached the Lotus Sutra, and measures 140 cm wide and 180 cm high. It is painted in colour on silk, with the seated Shakyamuni Buddha at the centre and the attendant bodhisattvas Manjusri and Samantabhadra placed below to the left and right. Above the Buddha's head, Avalokitesvara and Ksitigarbha are arranged to the left, and the Ten Great Disciples together with two transformation buddhas to the right. The Four Heavenly Kings are arranged around the four sides of the composition. Both the four great bodhisattvas and the Four Heavenly Kings are given halos, and red is used extensively, a feature characteristic of Buddhist paintings of this period. The technique is refined, and the composition achieves a fine left-right symmetry. Records show that the Daeungjeon Hall of Bomunsa Temple was rebuilt in 1865, the second year of Emperor Gojong, and the painting appears to have been made two years after that.

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Where it is

Region

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산