Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall: Seated Buddha
Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall: Seated Buddha - Mandorla
Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall: Seated Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Yeongju; Goryeo dynasty
The Buddha wears a monastic robe that leaves the right shoulder bare as he sits cross-legged with the right hand in the bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra. The mandorla behind the figure is separate from the body and consists of a floral patterned aureole and nimbus unified by a flame pattern. Judging by the dense pleats of the robe, the special casting skills and impressive presentation of this large figure, it was most likely created during early Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). The statue was listed as National Treasure No. 45 in 1962.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 230.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 230.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:230.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Buseoksa Temple Infinite Life Hall: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 230).
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