Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall

SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Yeongju

The hall is one of the oldest wooden structures in Korea. According to records found during its restoration in 1916, the hall was rebuilt in 1376 during the Goryeo dynasty. It was listed as National Treasure No. 18 in 1962.
The five-by-three bay hall stands on a granite platform facing east. It has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof with extended eaves. The seated Buddha statue enshrined by the west wall is believed to have been made in the early Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). The statue was listed as National Treasure No. 45 in 1962. The mural, relocated from the Patriarch Hall in 1916, is one of the oldest in Korea and was listed as National Treasure No. 46 in 1962.
The stone lantern standing in front of the hall was also listed as National Treasure No. 17 in 1962. Four sides of the octagonal lantern body have reliefs of Bodhisattvas standing on lotus pedestals. The style of the images, with gentle curves and graceful robes, suggests that they were made at the time of the temple’s establishment by National Master Uisang.