Cheonhwangsa Temple Stupa

A budo (stupa) symbolises a monk's grave: a place to enshrine the bones or relics left after cremation. About 150 m from Daeungjeon Hall of Cheonhwangsa Temple, at the foot of a hill beside a field, two stupas stand side by side. The stupa on the left has an octagonal body set on a three-tiered octagonal pedestal. On the roof stone of the body, the eight corner lines on the upper surface are distinct, and the eaves form eight continuous wave-like curves. At the top, a flat stone supports a finial in the shape of a flower bud. The stupa on the right has its body set on a two-tiered square base. The body consists of an egg-shaped main stone topped with a roof stone whose eaves curve and rise sharply upward at both ends. At the top sits a finial in the shape of a flower bud. The left stupa is thought to date from the late Joseon period. The right one bears the inscription "Aeundang daesa ji tap" (Stupa of Great Master Aeundang) on the front of its body stone, suggesting it was erected during the reign of King Hyeonjong or King Sukjong of Joseon, when a monk with the sobriquet "Aeundang" was active.

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Where it is

Region

Jinan, Jeonbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료