Eungjinjeon Hall Seated Wooden Shakyamuni Buddha of Mahasa Temple

This wooden seated image of Shakyamuni Buddha is enshrined in the Eungjinjeon Hall of Mahasa Temple. The Buddha sits in the full lotus position with the head tilted slightly downward and the back held straight. The shoulders, rounded and sloping, appear small in proportion to the head, and the upper body is relatively slender and elongated. The face is nearly square, and the head, carved with small snail-shell curls, bears both a top knob and a central knob marking the usnisha. The head is lacquered black, while the hairline, eyebrows and moustache are rendered in malachite green. The eye sockets, nostrils, lips and chin creases are modelled with volume, and the earlobes, though thick, are treated as flat. The robe is worn in a modified style covering both shoulders, with an undergarment beneath the outer robe, forming a U-shape in front of the chest; across the open chest a horizontal sash, apparently the seunggakgi (an undergarment band), rises in relief. The skirt-like undergarment falling over the ankles is rendered in neatly spaced, evenly placed folds on either side. Overall, the folds of the robe are carved very thickly. In terms of hand gestures, the right hand, covering the knee, forms the bhumisparsha mudra (the gesture of subduing demons), while the left hand, palm upward, rests on the knee in the varada mudra (the gesture of granting wishes). The wooden Shakyamuni Buddha triad of the Eungjinjeon Hall at Mahasa Temple was made in the late Joseon period, and it is valuable material for studying the style and lineage of Buddhist art in the Busan and Gyeongnam region at that time.

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Geumjeong-gu, Busan

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료