Seated Gyeongju Seobu-dong Stone Buddha

This stone Buddha, now on display at the Gyeongju National Museum, originally stood in the garden of the Erosion Control Office in Seobu-dong, Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It is not known when the statue was made or where it originally came from, but it is said that a temple called Seogyeongsa once stood on the site of the Erosion Control Office during the Japanese colonial period. The head is missing, but the rest of the figure is largely intact. The Buddha sits with both feet raised onto the lap, soles turned upward, and the right hand resting on the knee with the fingertips pointing downward, the earth-touching gesture, which symbolises the subjugation of demons beneath the earth.

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Region

Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료