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Guhwangri Three-Tier Pagoda

Guhwangri Three-Tier Pagoda

SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongju

According to an inscription, the pagoda was built in 692 by King Hyoso (reigned 692–701) and dedicated to his deceased father, King Sinmun (reigned 681–691). As blessings were invoked for the deceased king, it was also named Blessed King Temple stone pagoda. In 706 King Seongdeok (reigned 702–736) placed a Buddha statue and four relics inside the pagoda and prayed for infinite blessings for the two ancestors, and for the prosperity and peace for the royal family. It was listed as National Treasure No. 37 in 1962.
This 7.3 m high pagoda stands on a base platform and a high base. Each tier and roof of the pagoda body is made from a single stone. There are five layers of corbeling under the gently sloping roofs, which are slightly upturned at the corners. Only the base of the spire is extant.

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, page 412.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Guhwangri Three-Tier Pagoda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, vol. 2, 2016, pp. 412.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Guhwangri Three-Tier Pagoda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L, 2:412.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Guhwangri Three-Tier Pagoda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture G-L (Vol. 2, pp. 412).
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