Sutasa Temple Hongudang Hall Stupa

Beside the path leading into Sutasa Temple stand seven stupas, and this is one of them. A stupa symbolises a monk's grave, a structure built to enshrine relics or remains, and this one enshrines the relics of a monk who held the sobriquet 'Hongudang'. Above a square base stone set into the ground sits a three-tiered pedestal, topped by a flattened, ball-shaped body stone and a roof stone; apart from the base stone, almost the entire structure is hexagonal. Of the pedestal stones, the lower support stone has linear patterns carved into each face and a double row of lotus petals carved around its upper surface. The middle support stone has small ridged pillars carved at its six corners, with straight-line patterns on each face. The upper support stone is decorated with thick lotus petals carved to mirror those below. The roof stone has thick ridgelines along its six upper corners, and the tip of each corner, where the eaves slope down, curves upward. At the top, a ball-shaped stone and a bud-shaped stone are set in sequence above a low base stone, forming the finial. Judging by its overall hexagonal design, this stupa is thought to have been erected around the Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Hongcheon, Gangwon

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료