Stone Buddha Triad of Doseonsa Temple

This is a stone Buddha Triad currently enshrined in the main hall of Doseonsa Temple; the principal Buddha at the centre of the triad is somewhat larger than the two attendant figures on either side. The principal Buddha appears to have originally had a round, gentle Buddha-face, but it is now so badly worn that its features can no longer be clearly made out. The neck and the area where the baekho, the tuft of white hair between the eyebrows, was carved are also damaged and have since been restored. The outer robe is worn in the pyeondan-ugyeon style, exposing one shoulder, with broad band-like folds carved at the shoulder and knees. The right hand is raised, forming a mudra. The attendant figure to the viewer's right wears a cylindrical crown on the head and holds with both hands an attribute resembling a flaming jewel, with broad drapery folds shown over both shoulders. However, its waist is short and its knees are low, giving an overall impression of being smaller than the principal Buddha, and the back is left uncarved and plain. The attendant figure to the left has had its missing head replaced with a plaster restoration, giving it a somewhat unnatural appearance. From the front, the robe appears to be worn in the tonggyeon style covering both shoulders, with drapery folds carved on both shoulders, but at the back it is carved in the pyeondan-ugyeon style, baring the right shoulder, with folds carved diagonally at wide intervals; the two hands are joined together in a mudra. Diagonal drapery folds are carved over the legs. Although the proportions of the figures are somewhat unbalanced and there is some damage, all three statues show a sense of volume and a stable posture, suggesting that they carry on the tradition of Goryeo-period stone Buddhas. This Buddha Triad is also valuable as an example of a stone triad from the late Goryeo to early Joseon period, an era from which far fewer stone Buddhas survive compared with wooden or gilt-bronze ones.

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Where it is

Region

Nowon-gu, Seoul

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산