Samneung Valley Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha
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Samneung Valley Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha
SOUTH KOREA, North Gyeongsang, Gyeongju; Goryeo dynasty
The Samneung Valley has the largest collection of Buddhist images sculpted during the Silla dynasty (57 BCE–935), resembling a Buddha Land. Incised on a 10 m high vertical cliff facing west, this sculpture was listed as Provincial Tangible Cultural Property No. 159.
The Buddha sits on a large lotus divided by a horizontal fissure. The facial features and large circular aureole are typical of the Goryeo style, which is very different from that of the Silla dynasty. While the head is prominent, the lower half of the image is not clear.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1342.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Samneung Valley Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1342.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Samneung Valley Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1342.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Samneung Valley Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1342).
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