Sogori Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha (east side)
Sogori Rock Carvings: Buddha Triad (south side)
Sogori Rock Carvings
SOUTH KOREA, Gyeonggi, Icheon
Three sculptures are carved at this site. They are Mountain Deity located on the top, a seated Buddha on the east side, and a Buddha Triad on the south side. The group of carvings, dates to the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and is listed as Provincial Tangible Cultural Property No.119.
The Mountain Deity is carved along with a Daoist practitioner. An incised Buddha sitting in full lotus position is depicted on the slanted rock on the east side. Concentric circles are incised to portray the nimbus and the whirling pattern seems repeated in the triple fold of the neck and the various folds on the monastic robe. There are simpler reliefs of a Buddha Triad on the south. The Buddha’s posture is similar to that of the Buddha on the east side. The combination of Buddha and the Mountain Deity images embodies the intermixing of Buddhist beliefs with folk religion, providing a way to understand the development of Buddhism during this time.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1418.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S},
pages = 1418,
title = {{Sogori Rock Carvings}},
volume = 8,
year = {2016}}