Unmunsa Temple Magpie Valley Hall: Seated Buddha
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Unmunsa Temple Magpie Valley Hall: Seated Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Cheongdo; Goryeo dynasty
The Buddha sits in full lotus position on a hexagonal Sumeru throne decorated with lotus petals. Rising behind it, an intersecting lotus nimbus and aureole are surrounded by flames to create a mandorla. The signs of Buddhahood include the mounded usnisa, mid-forehead urna, and extended earlobes. The Buddha wears a monastic robe over both shoulders, which opens to reveal an inner robe. The figure’s right hand rests over the lower leg in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The simplified sculptural style suggests this figure is a carving from the early 10th century. The statue was listed as Treasure No. 317 in 1963.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1275.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Unmunsa Temple Magpie Valley Hall: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1275.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Unmunsa Temple Magpie Valley Hall: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1275.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Unmunsa Temple Magpie Valley Hall: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1275).
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