Anguksa Temple Eungwangdaehwa Statue Stupa, Hamyang

A budo is a stupa symbolising a monk's grave, a place where his remains or relics are enshrined. This stupa stands at Anguksa Temple on Jirisan Mountain, one of the 'Three Anguksa' temples found across the country — at Jirisan, Seosan and Geumsan — that were built to pray for guktaeminan, the peace of the nation and the wellbeing of its people. Its importance is heightened by its setting, said to occupy the vital point (hyeol) of an auspicious geomantic site (myeongdang). The stupa is basically octagonal in plan. It consists of a three-tiered platform, in lower, middle and upper sections, above which sits the body of the stupa, topped with a finial. The lower platform stone is decorated with an inverted lotus pattern (bongnyeon), and the upper platform stone bears a corresponding upright lotus pattern (angnyeon). The middle platform stone is inscribed with the words 'Eungwang Daehwasang' ('Great Monk Eungwang'), identifying the person enshrined. The body of the stupa is left undecorated, and the roof stone has tiled roof-ridges carved on its upper surface. The finial at the top has been damaged, so its original form can no longer be determined. The stupa follows the stupa style of Unified Silla, but the lotus pattern carved on its platform suggests that it was actually built between the late Unified Silla and early Goryeo periods.

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Region

Hamyang, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산