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Two Pagodas of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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Two Pagodas of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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Two Pagodas of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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Two Pagodas of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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Two Pagodas of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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Two Pagodas of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. South and North Three-story Stone Pagodas and Stone Lantern of Borimsa Temple, Jangheung. Borimsa Temple located on the southern foot of Gajisan Mountain was established in 860 by Chejing (804-880), an eminent Unified Silla monk, under the auspices of King Heonan (r. 857-861). The temple continued to prosper until it had in its precincts about twenty buildings, most of which were burnt down during the Korean War (1950-1953). Only two stone pagodas and one stone lantern remain in the temple’s front yard. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju. The Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple and Dabotap Pagoda (National Treasure No. 20) stand to the west and east of the frontal area of the temple’s Daeungjeon Hall, respectively. The Three-story Stone Pagoda is also called Seokgatap (“Sakyamuni Buddha Pagoda”). The two pagodas were built at the same site to reflect the content of the Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in which the Dabo Buddha (“past Buddha”) stands beside Sakyamuni (“present Buddha”) to prove that his Buddhist sermon is right. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju. The Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple and Dabotap Pagoda (National Treasure No. 20) stand to the west and east of the frontal area of the temple’s Daeungjeon Hall, respectively. The Three-story Stone Pagoda is also called Seokgatap (“Sakyamuni Buddha Pagoda”). The two pagodas were built at the same site to reflect the content of the Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in which the Dabo Buddha (“past Buddha”) stands beside Sakyamuni (“present Buddha”) to prove that his Buddhist sermon is right. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju. The Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple and Dabotap Pagoda (National Treasure No. 20) stand to the west and east of the frontal area of the temple’s Daeungjeon Hall, respectively. The Three-story Stone Pagoda is also called Seokgatap (“Sakyamuni Buddha Pagoda”). The two pagodas were built at the same site to reflect the content of the Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in which the Dabo Buddha (“past Buddha”) stands beside Sakyamuni (“present Buddha”) to prove that his Buddhist sermon is right. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju. The Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bulguksa Temple and Dabotap Pagoda (National Treasure No. 20) stand to the west and east of the frontal area of the temple’s Daeungjeon Hall, respectively. The Three-story Stone Pagoda is also called Seokgatap (“Sakyamuni Buddha Pagoda”). The two pagodas were built at the same site to reflect the content of the Saddharmapundarika Sutra (The Lotus Sutra) in which the Dabo Buddha (“past Buddha”) stands beside Sakyamuni (“present Buddha”) to prove that his Buddhist sermon is right. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda at Baekjangam Hermitage of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. This three-story stone pagoda is situated on a stretch of arable land below Baekjangam, a small hermitage located some distance to the north of Silsangsa Temple, which was built by Hongcheok, a Buddhist monk, in 828 (the 3rd year of the reign of King Heungdeok of Unified Silla) to the west of Cheonwangbong Peak in Jirisan Mountain. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda at Baekjangam Hermitage of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. This three-story stone pagoda is situated on a stretch of arable land below Baekjangam, a small hermitage located some distance to the north of Silsangsa Temple, which was built by Hongcheok, a Buddhist monk, in 828 (the 3rd year of the reign of King Heungdeok of Unified Silla) to the west of Cheonwangbong Peak in Jirisan Mountain. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Silsangsa Temple, Namwon. These stone pagodas stand west and east in front of Bogwangjeon Hall at Silsangsa Temple, which was built in 828 (the third year of the reign of King Heungdeok) by Hong Cheok based on the geomantic belief that the spirit of the country would pass to Japan if a temple was not built at the site. The temple is famous not only for these three-story stone pagodas but also for its many stone relics including a stone lantern, funerary stupa, stele, and Seated Iron Buddha. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Geumdangam Hermitage of Donghwasa Temple, Daegu. These two pagodas stand at both sides of Geungnakjeon Hall, the main hall of Geumdangam Hermitage which is a branch temple of the Donghwasa Temple. The body and the roof of each story of the eastern pagoda lost their balance and harmony due to a repair work performed later. The corner shafts of each story provide only visual support for, like the four-stepped cornices and rafters of each roof that are carved into the stone. The roof stones have little holes at each corner to hang wind bells. The ornamental top portion consists of the lowest part, the over-turned bowls, lotus petals and the sacred jewel, serially from the bottom to the very top of the entire structure. Though very similar to the eastern pagoda, the western pagoda has a two-tiered base. Like its counterpart in the east, each story and roof are made of a single stone and the corner and center pillars are carved on the base without adding any more decoration. Each roof stone has four-stepped cornices. A reliquary and 99 miniature pagodas were discovered during a repair work performed in 1957. For the finial, only the bottom part still remains along with an iron rod standing upright. Exhibiting the same skills of masonry, these two pagodas are outstanding works of the late United Silla Period in the 9th century. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam. There are records saying that Daeheungsa Temple was built in 426 by Jeongwan, a Silla Buddhist monk of eminent virtue, and called Maniram Hermitage, and others saying that it was one of the 500 temples which the Buddhist Monk Doseon encouraged to build after he came back from Tang Dynasty China. The temple was expanded by Sesan, one of the greatest Buddhist monks in Korea, following the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592. This pagoda stands in front of Eungjinjeon Hall of Daeheungsa Temple. It preserves sarira of Sakyamuni which was carried by Buddhist Monk Jajang of Silla from China. It is a typical Silla stone pagoda, consisting of a three-story body on a two-story stylobate. The upper and the lower stylobates are engraved with pillar patterns in the four edges and in the middle of the four sides. The main stones and roof stones of the body are each made of one stone. Pillar patterns are conspicuously engraved on each main stone. The main stone of the first story is far higher than those of the other stories. The roof stones have thick eaves and four-tiered bases. The final base, which is big enough to look like a body stone, an over-turned bowl, a lotus flower shaped stone and a wheel shaped decoration are laid over the top of the pagoda. Overall, the pagoda shows elegant carving skill. In 1967, while the pagoda was being repaired, a Gilt-bronze standing Buddha was discovered in its upper stylobate. This pagoda has a simplified form of Unified Silla, but judging from the fact that the number of center pillars on the stylobate decreased and the roof stones have four-tiered base, it is presumed to have been built in the late Unified Silla. Along with the Three-story Stone Pagoda of Bungmireukam Hermitage of Daeheungsa Temple in Haenam, it is an important structure which indicates that the pagoda style of Unified Silla spread to the southwestern area. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon. There are two stories about the construction of Seonamsa Temple. One is that it was constructed by Buddhist Monk Ado of the Silla Dynasty, in the 3rd year of the reign of King Jinpyeong (542) and the other, which is more authorized, is that State Preceptor Doseon constructed and named it in the 5th year of the reign of King Heongang (875). The name Seonam (‘Immortals Rock’) is said to come from the huge, flat and rock that soars up to the west of the temple, and which was a place where immortals come to play the chess-like game baduk. When you cross Seungseongyo Bridge into the temple and arrive in the front yard, you see two three-story pagodas standing side by side in front of the main hall. The pagodas are of the typical style of the Silla period with a two-story stylobate, and they appear to have been made by the same person at the same time judging from their identical scale and style. Each of the corners and middles of the two stories of the stylobate is decorated with the carving of a pillar, and a 3-tiered flat stone is set on each story to support the upper stone. The main stone and the roof stone of the body are each made up of a single stone and the main stone also has a carving of a pillar at each corner. With a 4-tiered strut, the eaves of roof are horizontal and the 2-tiered strut at the top of the roof is most unusual. On the top, only the final base remains, supporting the finial with small stones placed on it. These two pagodas in the same style are somewhat damaged but still in fairly good condition. Maintaining the style of the Silla stone pagoda, they show appropriate and elegant proportions of the upper and lower parts. On the basis of the style in which the pillars are carved, they are judged to be works of the 9th century, later than the middle Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. These two stone pagodas were found lying at the former site of Docheonsa Temple in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They currently stand outside the Daeungjeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple, facing each other from east to west. They are identical in appearance, both of them mounted on a single-tier base and consisting of three stories. The base is made with several wide stone slabs stacked on top of one another. Pillar-shaped sculpted details are added to each of the four corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral planes. The body and roof at each level are separate stones. The body stones have a deeply-cut pillar-shaped design at each corner edge. The roofs are thin and shallow-pitched, and the roof base has a five-tier moulding at the first two levels and a four-tier moulding at the third level. The eaves are turned up lightly at the four corners. The large finials surmounting the two pagodas were added in 1976, when they were brought to their current location. In spite of the body stone at the first story, taller than the two others, the pagodas have an overall refined appearance. The single-tier base and the angle of the roof stone suggest that these pagodas may have been made during the Unified Silla Period. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. This three-story stone pagoda stands outside the Birojeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple. It was brought to its present location in 1974, along with the two other pagodas outside Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606) from the former site of Docheonsa Temple, located at a bank of the Geumgang River, lying north of Ungchang Village in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The pagoda is mounted on a single-tiered base. The pagoda base rests on a stone support in two levels placed on top of flag stones at the bottom. The base is made of a series of stone slabs and has pillar-shaped details sculpted at the corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral faces. The body and roof of the pagoda at each of the three stories are separate stones. A very distinct pillar-like design is added at corner edges of the body stone. The thin and shallow-pitched roof has a five-tiered moulding at its base. The sharply turned-up corners of the roof give an air of lightness to the pagoda. Despite the fact that the body stone at the first story is greater in height than the two others, the pagoda appears proportionate and elegant. The three-story stone pagoda of Docheonsa is a masterful piece of pagoda architecture in a classical 9th-century (late Unified Silla) style. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. This three-story stone pagoda stands outside the Birojeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple. It was brought to its present location in 1974, along with the two other pagodas outside Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606) from the former site of Docheonsa Temple, located at a bank of the Geumgang River, lying north of Ungchang Village in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The pagoda is mounted on a single-tiered base. The pagoda base rests on a stone support in two levels placed on top of flag stones at the bottom. The base is made of a series of stone slabs and has pillar-shaped details sculpted at the corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral faces. The body and roof of the pagoda at each of the three stories are separate stones. A very distinct pillar-like design is added at corner edges of the body stone. The thin and shallow-pitched roof has a five-tiered moulding at its base. The sharply turned-up corners of the roof give an air of lightness to the pagoda. Despite the fact that the body stone at the first story is greater in height than the two others, the pagoda appears proportionate and elegant. The three-story stone pagoda of Docheonsa is a masterful piece of pagoda architecture in a classical 9th-century (late Unified Silla) style. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. This three-story stone pagoda stands outside the Birojeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple. It was brought to its present location in 1974, along with the two other pagodas outside Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606) from the former site of Docheonsa Temple, located at a bank of the Geumgang River, lying north of Ungchang Village in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The pagoda is mounted on a single-tiered base. The pagoda base rests on a stone support in two levels placed on top of flag stones at the bottom. The base is made of a series of stone slabs and has pillar-shaped details sculpted at the corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral faces. The body and roof of the pagoda at each of the three stories are separate stones. A very distinct pillar-like design is added at corner edges of the body stone. The thin and shallow-pitched roof has a five-tiered moulding at its base. The sharply turned-up corners of the roof give an air of lightness to the pagoda. Despite the fact that the body stone at the first story is greater in height than the two others, the pagoda appears proportionate and elegant. The three-story stone pagoda of Docheonsa is a masterful piece of pagoda architecture in a classical 9th-century (late Unified Silla) style. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. This three-story stone pagoda stands outside the Birojeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple. It was brought to its present location in 1974, along with the two other pagodas outside Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606) from the former site of Docheonsa Temple, located at a bank of the Geumgang River, lying north of Ungchang Village in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The pagoda is mounted on a single-tiered base. The pagoda base rests on a stone support in two levels placed on top of flag stones at the bottom. The base is made of a series of stone slabs and has pillar-shaped details sculpted at the corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral faces. The body and roof of the pagoda at each of the three stories are separate stones. A very distinct pillar-like design is added at corner edges of the body stone. The thin and shallow-pitched roof has a five-tiered moulding at its base. The sharply turned-up corners of the roof give an air of lightness to the pagoda. Despite the fact that the body stone at the first story is greater in height than the two others, the pagoda appears proportionate and elegant. The three-story stone pagoda of Docheonsa is a masterful piece of pagoda architecture in a classical 9th-century (late Unified Silla) style. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. This three-story stone pagoda stands outside the Birojeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple. It was brought to its present location in 1974, along with the two other pagodas outside Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606) from the former site of Docheonsa Temple, located at a bank of the Geumgang River, lying north of Ungchang Village in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The pagoda is mounted on a single-tiered base. The pagoda base rests on a stone support in two levels placed on top of flag stones at the bottom. The base is made of a series of stone slabs and has pillar-shaped details sculpted at the corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral faces. The body and roof of the pagoda at each of the three stories are separate stones. A very distinct pillar-like design is added at corner edges of the body stone. The thin and shallow-pitched roof has a five-tiered moulding at its base. The sharply turned-up corners of the roof give an air of lightness to the pagoda. Despite the fact that the body stone at the first story is greater in height than the two others, the pagoda appears proportionate and elegant. The three-story stone pagoda of Docheonsa is a masterful piece of pagoda architecture in a classical 9th-century (late Unified Silla) style. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong. This three-story stone pagoda stands outside the Birojeon Hall of Jikjisa Temple. It was brought to its present location in 1974, along with the two other pagodas outside Daeungjeon Hall (Treasure No. 606) from the former site of Docheonsa Temple, located at a bank of the Geumgang River, lying north of Ungchang Village in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The pagoda is mounted on a single-tiered base. The pagoda base rests on a stone support in two levels placed on top of flag stones at the bottom. The base is made of a series of stone slabs and has pillar-shaped details sculpted at the corner edges and in the middle of the four lateral faces. The body and roof of the pagoda at each of the three stories are separate stones. A very distinct pillar-like design is added at corner edges of the body stone. The thin and shallow-pitched roof has a five-tiered moulding at its base. The sharply turned-up corners of the roof give an air of lightness to the pagoda. Despite the fact that the body stone at the first story is greater in height than the two others, the pagoda appears proportionate and elegant. The three-story stone pagoda of Docheonsa is a masterful piece of pagoda architecture in a classical 9th-century (late Unified Silla) style. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas of Unmunsa Temple, Cheongdo. Unmunsa Temple is famous as the place where a monk named Iryeon published the book Samguk yusa. Also, other cultural assets such as a stone lantern, a stone pillar carved with images of the Four Guardian Kings, a stone stele for Monk Woneungguksa and a seated stone Buddha make the temple attractive to the visitors. The temple has two pagodas of the same size and style with two stories in the platform and three stories in the main part. The composition of the pagoda reflects the general style of Silla pagodas. The pillar decoration is engraved at each story of the platform. In particular images of the Eight Guardian Deities in sitting position are engraved at the top story of the platform. Assembled into one piece, the roof and the core stone form one story of the main part of the pagoda. The core stone has a pillar pattern engraved in the corner. The roof stone is supported by the five-layer strut. In the finial, the decorations have been layered in an order since the original construction. The two pillars placed on the center of the bottom platform but one at the top shows that the pagoda was built around the ninth century, as does the four-layer strut for the roof stone in the main part of the pagoda. With the pagoda on the verge of collapse due to the ruined platform, repair work was carried out in the Japanese colonial period. The Eight Guardian Deities were added to the original pagoda during this work |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by modern fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda of Yugeumsa Temple, Yeongdeok. Yugeumsa Temple, built by the monk Jajang in the sixth year of the reign of Queen Seondeok (673), was a temple of considerable size up to the mid Joseon Dynasty. According to an anecdote, a landslide with heavy rainfall destroyed the temple after the head of the temple saw two dragons having sexual intercourse on the way from Bulguksa Temple. He felt uneasy about the unusual scene and before he arrived, the landslide had destroyed the temple. Since reconstruction in the fifth year of King Injo’s reign, the temple has preserved its appearance. It is usual for a pagoda to stand in front of the main prayer hall but this particular one stands at the back yard. It does not seem to have been moved from somewhere else and is assumed to have been erected behind the main prayer hall. As usual, the pagoda consists of a two-story platform and a three-story main section. The bottom and the top platforms have the corner pillars engraved at the corners and the sides, and a two-layer strut holds up the next layer. Assembled into one piece, the roof stone and the core stone form the main part of the pagoda. Every story has a corner-pillar without any particular decoration. A four-layer strut holds up the roof stone. In the finial, round stones piled in a later order do not match with the rest of the pagoda. The pagoda gets proportionately narrower as it goes up and the big platform helps give it stability. The pillar decoration on every forth layer of the platform and the four-layer strut for the roof stone together show that the pagoda was built in the late Silla era. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Gangnaksa Temple Site, Gumi (Presumed). This Stone Pagoda had remained in collapsed condition at an old temple site called Gangnaksa Temple until it was moved and restored at the front yard of Seonsan-gun office, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1968. In October 1980, it was moved again to its current location. The structure of this Pagoda shows that the 3-story pagoda body was erected on the single-story stylobate, with the head ornament added later. Each corner of the stylobate and the center of each side have a pillar-pattern carving. The body and roof of the pagoda are each made of a single piece of stone. Each corner of the body has a pillar-pattern carving. The roof stone consists of a 5-tier supporting pile, with the ridge of the roof slightly extending upward at each corner. When the pagoda was moved in 1980, the head ornament was restored by referring to a pagoda made at the same period. This Pagoda seems to have been built around the 9th century during the Unified Silla Period, judging from the upward extending of the roof, number of supporting pile stones, and details of each part of the pagoda. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Gangnaksa Temple Site, Gumi (Presumed). This Stone Pagoda had remained in collapsed condition at an old temple site called Gangnaksa Temple until it was moved and restored at the front yard of Seonsan-gun office, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1968. In October 1980, it was moved again to its current location. The structure of this Pagoda shows that the 3-story pagoda body was erected on the single-story stylobate, with the head ornament added later. Each corner of the stylobate and the center of each side have a pillar-pattern carving. The body and roof of the pagoda are each made of a single piece of stone. Each corner of the body has a pillar-pattern carving. The roof stone consists of a 5-tier supporting pile, with the ridge of the roof slightly extending upward at each corner. When the pagoda was moved in 1980, the head ornament was restored by referring to a pagoda made at the same period. This Pagoda seems to have been built around the 9th century during the Unified Silla Period, judging from the upward extending of the roof, number of supporting pile stones, and details of each part of the pagoda. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Gangnaksa Temple Site, Gumi (Presumed). This Stone Pagoda had remained in collapsed condition at an old temple site called Gangnaksa Temple until it was moved and restored at the front yard of Seonsan-gun office, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1968. In October 1980, it was moved again to its current location. The structure of this Pagoda shows that the 3-story pagoda body was erected on the single-story stylobate, with the head ornament added later. Each corner of the stylobate and the center of each side have a pillar-pattern carving. The body and roof of the pagoda are each made of a single piece of stone. Each corner of the body has a pillar-pattern carving. The roof stone consists of a 5-tier supporting pile, with the ridge of the roof slightly extending upward at each corner. When the pagoda was moved in 1980, the head ornament was restored by referring to a pagoda made at the same period. This Pagoda seems to have been built around the 9th century during the Unified Silla Period, judging from the upward extending of the roof, number of supporting pile stones, and details of each part of the pagoda. |
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A Pagoda of ancient korea, Silla (Shilla) Kingdom surrounded by stone fences. Three-story Stone Pagoda from Gangnaksa Temple Site, Gumi (Presumed). This Stone Pagoda had remained in collapsed condition at an old temple site called Gangnaksa Temple until it was moved and restored at the front yard of Seonsan-gun office, Gyeongsangbuk-do in 1968. In October 1980, it was moved again to its current location. The structure of this Pagoda shows that the 3-story pagoda body was erected on the single-story stylobate, with the head ornament added later. Each corner of the stylobate and the center of each side have a pillar-pattern carving. The body and roof of the pagoda are each made of a single piece of stone. Each corner of the body has a pillar-pattern carving. The roof stone consists of a 5-tier supporting pile, with the ridge of the roof slightly extending upward at each corner. When the pagoda was moved in 1980, the head ornament was restored by referring to a pagoda made at the same period. This Pagoda seems to have been built around the 9th century during the Unified Silla Period, judging from the upward extending of the roof, number of supporting pile stones, and details of each part of the pagoda. |
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