Sumanotap Pagoda of Jeongamsa Temple, Jeongseon

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.332

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

고려시대

Designated year

2020

Location

정선군, 강원특별자치도— 강원도 정선군 함백산로 1410 (고한읍, 정암사)

Coordinates

37.182291, 128.893162

This stone brick pagoda has been completely preserved along with its pedestal and stupa finial. It was built with bricks made of locally available local limestone on the top of a rock wall, based on belief in the Buddha’s sarira and the conviction that nature’s dwindling strength could only be restored by building a new pagoda or structure. The pagoda was found to contain a stone inscribed with information about the pagoda, along with other relevant materials containing a record of its history and repairs. As this is the Korea’s only stone brick pagoda built to hold a genuine sarira of the Sakyamuni Buddha, it is considered worthy of designation as a national cultural heritage (National Treasure) in recognition of its outstanding historic, artistic, and academic value.

Location