Seated Wooden Buddha of Chaeunam Hermitage, Goesan

Chaeunsa Temple in Cheongcheon-myeon, Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province, is said to have been founded in 1277, the third year of King Chungnyeol of Goryeo, by the monk Doil under the name Sudoam Hermitage, before the monk Hyesik later renamed it Chaeunsa. The Daeungjeon Hall, where the Buddha statue is enshrined, carries an anecdote from the Korean War: North Korean soldiers are said to have tried three times to set fire to it, and when it would not burn, they took fright and withdrew. The statue is shown in the pose of preaching the Dharma, the right hand raised with the palm facing outward and the left hand resting on the knee. It displays an overall refined carving technique throughout, and is significant in that relics revealing the date of its making were found inside the statue. A record stating that it was made in 1723, the third year of King Gyeongjong of Joseon, means this statue can serve as a benchmark for research on late Joseon Buddhist sculpture.

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Goesan, Chungbuk

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산