Gimnyongsa Temple Myeongbujeon Hall Wooden Ksitigarbha Triad and Je Statue

The Ksitigarbha bodhisattva and Ten Kings statues in the Myeongbujeon Hall of Gimnyongsa Temple were recognised for their date of production and art-historical value and were designated a North Gyeongsang Province Tangible Cultural Heritage on 29 June 2006. The altar inside the Myeongbujeon Hall is arranged in a U shape and comprises a total of twenty-one wooden statues, including the Ksitigarbha triad, the Ten Kings, panguan (court officials), messengers, and Vajra guardian figures. The principal image, Ksitigarbha, sits on a pedestal, flanked by attendant figures of the monk Domyeong, who is said to have travelled in and out of hell, and King Mudok, who had been connected to Ksitigarbha since a former life; the statues of the Ten Kings are arrayed to the left and right of this Ksitigarbha triad. According to a votive text found inside the statue of King Mudok, these statues were confirmed to have been made in 1714, the fortieth year of King Sukjong, and the colouring applied to the wooden statues dates from the eighteenth century, with traces of pigment still clearly and well preserved.

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Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk

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Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산