Wooden Seated Vairocana Buddha and Enshrined Votive Offerings in Daejeokgwangjeon Hall of Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon

Basic information

Designation

National Treasure No.339

Category

Sculpture

Era

신라 9세기 후반

Designated year

2022

Location

합천군, 경상남도— 경상남도 합천군 해인사길 122(가야면, 해인사)

Coordinates

35.801200, 128.102200Museum-based location

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Wooden Seated Vairocana Buddha and Reliquary Objects in the Daejeokkwangjeon Hall of Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon. This wooden seated Vairocana Buddha is judged to have been created in the late 9th century — the same period as the Beopbojeon Hall's Vairocana — based on similarities in size and manufacturing technique, and is one of the oldest extant wooden Buddhist statues in Korea. Its characteristics include a dignified and well-proportioned physique, closely fitted one-shouldered robe, natural and resilient drapery folds, and the wisdom fist mudra with the left index finger clasped by the right hand. The statue is carved from Korean juniper, a very rare material among Korean wooden Buddhist statues. The body is carved from a single cylindrical trunk with the head and arms separately made and joined. The reliquary objects, created under royal patronage from the Goryeo period through the early Joseon, contain precious texts and textiles, and are representative examples of early Joseon royal temple reliquaries. As a representative work embodying the Avatamsaka (Huayan) Buddhist thought of Haeinsa Temple founded in 802, it carries deep historical and religious significance.

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