Gilt-bronze Seated Bhaisajyaguru Buddha and Enshrined Votive Offerings of Janggoksa Temple in Cheongyang

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.337

Category

Sculpture

Era

1346년(충목왕 2)

Designated year

2022

Location

청양군, 충청남도— 충청남도 청양군 장곡길 241 (대치면, 대한불교조계종 장곡사)

Coordinates

36.417625, 126.860263Kakao address conversion

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Gilded Bronze Seated Medicine Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru) and Reliquary Objects from Jangoksa Temple, Cheongyang. Though designated as a Treasure in 1963, the vow text found within the reliquary objects contains the precise creation date of 1346 (the 2nd year of King Chungmok of Goryeo), establishing an absolute chronological standard for late Goryeo Buddhist statue research. Among late Goryeo Buddhist sculptures, this work displays the correct medicine container mudra (약기인) iconography of Bhaisajyaguru, maintains typical 14th-century sculptural forms, and stands as a representative work of outstanding artistic quality from this period. The casting technique exhibits remarkably high technical completion with virtually no internal or external defects. As the only extant gilded bronze Bhaisajyaguru statue from late Goryeo, it holds important significance in religious history by evidencing both Amitabha Buddha devotion and the veneration of Bhaisajyaguru. The reliquary contains information on approximately 1,116 patrons, making it a valuable source for reconstructing Goryeo history. The author of the Buddha achievement prayer is believed to be Baekun Gyeonghan (1298-1374), who compiled the Jikji, recognized as the world's oldest extant metal movable type printed book.

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