Seated Buljusa Wooden Amitabha Buddha

This wooden seated Buddha, enshrined as the principal image in the Daeungjeon Hall of Buljusa Temple, is 90 cm tall with a knee width of 64 cm. Buljusa Temple is said to have been founded during the reign of King Uija of Baekje (r. 641–660), but no clear record of this survives. Small snail-shell-shaped curls are attached to the head, and a low topknot-shaped bun rises on the crown. The broad face is full and gentle, with narrow, elongated eyes and a large nose rendered in balanced proportion. On the forehead is a round urna — a tuft of hair between the eyebrows, one of the Buddha's auspicious marks; the ears are relatively short, but three folds of flesh on the neck give an impression that is both benevolent and dignified. The robe covering both shoulders falls in folds down the arms and drapes over both knees. Across the chest, the hem of the undergarment worn crosswise is visible, without any particular ornamentation. In the hand gesture, both the right and left hands rest on the knees, with the thumb and third finger touching and the fourth finger slightly bent. According to a record found inside the statue during recent regilding work, it was made in the seventh year of King Hyeonjong, the eighteenth ruler of Joseon (1666). This wooden seated Amitabha Buddha has an overall stable posture, and features such as its broad face and the hem of the undergarment running horizontally across the chest clearly show the characteristics of late Joseon Buddhist statues.

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Where it is

Region

Gunsan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산