Bulguksa Temple Vairocana Hall: Vairocana Buddha
Gilt copper alloy
Bulguksa Temple Vairocana Hall: Vairocana Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongju; Unified Silla dynasty
Two particular images have remained popular since the Unified Silla dynasty (668–935): Sakyamuni Buddha and Vairocana Buddha. Vairocana, in particular, was popular during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) until the Joseon dynasty (1392–1910).
This Buddha is Vairocana who sits in full lotus position with hands in a variation of the bodhyangi (wisdom fist) mudra, which usually depicts the left hand grasping the right finger. This type of portrayal is one of the first in Asia. The figure wears a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare. The statue, which has recently been regilded, was listed as National Treasure No. 26 in 1962.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 227.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bulguksa Temple Vairocana Hall: Vairocana Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 227.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bulguksa Temple Vairocana Hall: Vairocana Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:227.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bulguksa Temple Vairocana Hall: Vairocana Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 227).
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