Seated Jijangjeon Hall Wooden Ksitigarbha and Ten Kings Statues (set) of Yongjusa Temple, Hwaseong

These Buddhist statues in the Jijangjeon Hall of Yongjusa Temple were originally enshrined in the Jijangjeon Hall of Manuisa Temple in Dongtan-myeon, Hwaseong, which was then affiliated with Yongjusa Temple. When that hall collapsed in 1894, the statues were moved to Yongjusa Temple. They date from the late Joseon period, with two competing theories placing their creation in either 1669 or 1791. A total of thirty-one statues, including the Ksitigarbha triad and the Ten Kings, are now enshrined in the Jijangjeon Hall of Yongjusa Temple, while ten attendant boy statues are kept in the temple's Hyohaeng Museum. The Ten Kings statues are notable for their large size, standing as tall as 175 cm. At the front of the Jijangjeon Hall, the seated statue of Ksitigarbha is enshrined at the centre, flanked by five of the Ten Kings on each side. On either side of the entrance stand fierce-eyed Vajra guardian statues (geumgang yeoksa), each with one clenched fist raised and the other hand holding a six-sided club or a sword, guarding the hall. Ksitigarbha is shown bald-headed, holding a staff. He is attended on either side by Domyeong-jonja, shown as a young monk, and Mudok-gwiwang, the king of ghosts. The Ten Kings sit neatly on chairs, dressed as civil officials in robes whose collars are decorated with lavish floral patterns, and wearing hats; the one whose hat is topped with a book is the fifth king, King Yeomna. The magistrates (pangwan) who assist the Ten Kings in their judgements wear the ceremonial hat and belt of court officials, while the messengers of death - the envoys of the underworld - wear the bokdu, the hat of a successful state examination candidate, along with leather shoes.

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Hwaseong, Gyeonggi

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산