Seated Samneunggye Valley Gokseongak Pavilion Buddha

The Seated Samneunggye Valley Gokseongak Pavilion Buddha is a seated image of the Buddha engraved on a rock about 10 metres high in Samneunggye Valley, Bae-dong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The valley is called Samneunggye, the Valley of the Three Tombs, because it contains the large tombs of the Silla kings Adalla, Sindeok and Gyeongmyeong. Facing west, the Buddha shows a distinctive carving technique in which the body is engraved as though drawn entirely in lines, while only the face is rendered in relief. The statue is presumed to have been carved in the Goryeo period, and it holds an important place in the study of this type of Buddha image.

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Where it is

Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산