Samcheogyeongeunsa Temple Hanging Scroll

A gwaebul is a large Buddhist painting made in scroll form so that it can be hung outdoors during open-air Buddhist ceremonies; after the Japanese invasions of 1592, as many temples were rebuilt, the production of gwaebul flourished. This gwaebul, kept at Yeongeunsa Temple, was made in 1856, the seventh year of King Cheoljong, and records show it was enshrined in the temple's Palsangjeon Hall, suggesting it was produced after Yeongeunsa Temple's reconstruction. It depicts a Yeongsanhoesangdo, a painting of the Buddha Sakyamuni preaching to his disciples on Yeongchwisan Mountain (Vulture Peak). At the centre, on a large Sumeru-shaped pedestal, is a large image of the Buddha Sakyamuni making the earth-touching gesture, the hand position said to have been taken when the Buddha received the submission of demons before attaining enlightenment. To either side stand the bodhisattvas Munsu (Manjusri) and Bohyeon (Samantabhadra), and beyond them the Four Heavenly Kings, shown holding swords and pagodas. Higher up, close to the Buddha, the ten great disciples, including the Venerable Gaseop, surround him, with the eight great bodhisattvas depicted around them. The painting measures 8.17 m in height and 5.03 m in width, and is in good condition. It is a beautiful work in which red and green form the base tones, harmonising with a range of other colours.

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Region

Pyeongchang, Gangwon

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산