Jeongnimsa Temple: Seated Buddha
Stone
Jeongnimsa Temple: Seated Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, South Chungcheong, Buyeo; Goryeo dynasty
The statue is found at the ruins of Jeongnimsa Temple. Inscriptions at the site suggest that this figure dates from the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and has been speculated that it was meant to represent Vairocana Buddha. It was listed as Treasure No. 108 in 1963.
The construction is assembled on an octagonal Sumeru throne, the lower courses of which still bear traces of decorative carving. Little is left of the body, apart from the worn shape of an arm and of a thigh to one side. The roughly-featured crowned head is a later addition.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 491.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Jeongnimsa Temple: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 491.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Jeongnimsa Temple: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:491.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Jeongnimsa Temple: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 491).
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