Temple Site in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo

Basic information

Designation

Historic Site No.434

Category

유적지

Designated year

2001

Location

부여군, 충청남도— 충남 부여군 부여읍 능산리 산15-1번지 외

Coordinates

36.277235, 126.941190

As a temple site dating back to the Baekje Dynasty, the temple site in Neungsan-ri is located between the Ancient Tombs in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo (Historic Site No. 14) and Outer City Wall, Buyeo (Historic Site No. 58). Excavated six times from 1992 to 2000, the results confirmed that the temple was laid out in the typical one-pagoda, one-geumdang (main hall) arrangement of the Baekje Period, with the main gate, wooden pagoda, main hall, and lecture hall arranged along a straight north-south axis. In 1993, the Great Gilt-bronze Incense Burner of Baekje (National Treasure No. 287) was discovered at a building lot on the temple site, which is believed to be the site of a workshop. This is a relic attesting to Baekje’s highly advanced metal craft technology and artistry. Also found with the incense burner, the Stone Reliquary from the Temple Site in Neungsan-ri, Buyeo (National Treasure No. 288) carries the inscription stating when the sarira was enshrined and by whom as well as the year the temple was built; thus, it is considered very important. Judging from the inscription on the reliquary, the temple is highly likely to have been a national temple built under the command of the royal family and to pray for those resting in the ancient tombs in nearby Neungsan-ri, which are believed to be royal tombs. It is a very important site thanks to the clear date of construction of the temple and for its value in the study of history, architecture, archaeology, and art history of the Three Kingdoms Period.

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