Three-story Stone Pagoda of Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon

This stone pagoda stands below Daejeokgwangjeon Hall at Haeinsa Temple, positioned in the middle of a wide courtyard, and is also known as the 'Jeongjungtap' (pagoda in the courtyard). It consists of a three-tiered base supporting a three-storey body, topped with a finial. The base was originally two-tiered, but repairs in 1926 widened it and added an extra tier, breaking from the typical two-tiered base of Unified Silla pagodas. Pillar shapes are carved at the corners and centre of the upper base, and at the corners of each storey's body stone. The roof stones each have five-tiered eaves supports on their undersides, with the four corners curving slightly upward. Small bells that sway in the wind hang from the four corners of each roof stone, though these were added at a later date. The finial, made up in sequence of a base support, a wheel-shaped ornament and a jewel-shaped ornament, crowns the top. During repairs to the pagoda in June 1926, nine small Buddha statues were found in the upper base and were placed back inside the pagoda once the repairs were complete. The pagoda faithfully follows the basic form of Unified Silla stone pagodas, such as its originally two-tiered base and five-tiered roof-stone supports, but the carving style — for instance, only a single central pillar carved on the base — suggests it dates from the late Unified Silla period.

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Region

Hapcheon, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산