Andong Yongsusageumho Stele

This geumhobi, a stele proclaiming a mountain protected from encroachment, is kept at Yongsusa Temple. It was unearthed beside a timber store built while the temple was being rebuilt, together with other long rectangular stones. Its inscription reads: "This mountain is of great importance to the nation, holding not only the altar and the old temple but much else besides. This whole mountain is to be prohibited and protected in perpetuity." Ilyeong composed the title, and it was erected in the tenth month of a sinhae year. Yongsusa Temple was founded in 1146, the first year of King Uijong of Goryeo, when Seongwon, the abbot of Gakhwasa Temple, built a hermitage there. It burned down in 1896 but was later rebuilt and stands to this day. The stele measures 131 cm in height, 45 cm across the front and 17 cm in depth, with 34 characters carved on the front and 9 on the right side; the inscription on the right side appears to have been added after the stele was first made. Although parts of it are in poor condition, its overall shape survives intact and its content remains clear, making it valuable material for understanding new facts about Yongsusa Temple.

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Where it is

Region

Andong, Gyeongbuk

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료