Bongamsa Temple Seokjonghyeong Stupa

A budo, or stupa, symbolises a monk's grave and houses his remains or relics. This stupa, standing before the Daeungjeon Hall of Bongamsa Temple, is recorded in the temple's own records as enshrining the relics of the monk Jinul, though there is also a theory that it instead enshrines the relics of the monk Bou. The stupa consists of a bell-shaped body set upon a square pedestal stone exposed above the ground, topped with a large bud-shaped finial. Around the lower edge of the body runs a lotus-petal design that appears to have been incised in line engraving. Its exact date is unknown, but it is traditionally said to be a work of the Joseon period.

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Where it is

Region

Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료