Maitreya Bulbi Statue of Gwaneumsa Temple, Changnyeong

This is a Buddha statue enshrined at Gwaneumsa Temple in Docheon-myeon, Changnyeong-gun, South Gyeongsang Province. It is a maaebul, a Buddha image carved in outline on the smoothed surface of a natural rock face, depicting the Buddha's body and the halo behind it. The face is long and rendered with a gentle expression, and the overall carving technique shows that it dates from a later, less accomplished period. When Gwaneumsa Temple burned down entirely during the Korean War, the shock of the fire cracked the middle part of the statue.

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Changnyeong, Gyeongnam

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료