Seated Wooden Amitabha Buddha of Yaksuam Hermitage, Tongyeong

This wooden seated Amitabha Buddha is enshrined on the left side of the central altar platform (sumidan) inside Muryangsujeon Hall at Yaksuam Hermitage, Tongyeong. According to the temple, the statue was moved here from Tongdosa Temple when Yaksuam Hermitage was built. It is a small statue with an overall height of 58.3 cm, seated in the full lotus position, wearing robes that cover both shoulders (tonggyeon) and forming the nine-grade mudra of Amitabha (amita gupum-in). The statue is made of three wooden pieces: a single piece forming the body from head to base, a piece for the crossed legs, and a base board. It has cavities for sacred deposits (bokjanggong) on the back and the underside, but since the cover of the base cavity is missing, the interior is now empty. It is said to have been regilded in 1998; part of the eyebrows painted during the eye-opening consecration ceremony has since been erased, and on the lower body the gold leaf has peeled away in many places, exposing the lacquer beneath. Apart from one broken spiral curl of hair (nabal) and four missing curls, and some damage to the rear edge of the base board, the statue is otherwise in good condition.

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Where it is

Region

Tongyeong, Gyeongnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산