Silsangsa Pyeonunhwasangtap, Namwon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2208

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

신라말기 / 910(후백제)

Designated year

2022

Location

남원시, 전북특별자치도— 전라북도 남원시 산내면 입석리 50

Coordinates

35.413776, 127.634592Kakao address conversion

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The Pyeon-un Hwasang Tower (Commemorative Pagoda of Venerable Pyeon-un) at Namwon Silsang Temple represents a commemorative sculptural monument reflecting veneration and memorial devotion toward the accomplished Buddhist master Pyeon-un. The tower's exterior inscriptions document the dharma lineage, commemorated individual, and construction period. Through inscribed chronological data utilizing era-names and heavenly-stem and earthly-branch dating systems, the Pyeon-un Hwasang Tower is identified as constructed approximately 910 CE, representing a post-Baekje cultural heritage artifact. During the Late Silla and Early Goryeo period, Buddhist master pagodas (sari-tap) predominantly adopted octagonal pavilion-hall style architecture. The Pyeon-un tower demonstrates exceptional rarity through its design and construction methodology, which derived from the incense-offering container (hyang-wan) traditionally employed for burning incense during Buddhist worship and memorial ceremonies, exemplifying the inventive conception and creative vision of skilled artisans of the era. *Incense-offering containers (hyang-wan) represent specialized incense-burner vessels employed in Buddhist temples featuring cup-shaped main bodies with trumpet-shaped tall pedestals. The Pyeon-un Tower demonstrates comprehensive affinity with incense-offering-container design and construction methodology while characterizing a distinctive circular floor-plan configuration. The overall proportional relationships among foundation, tower body, and architectural components demonstrate harmonious integration, indicating premier-master artisan participation in design and construction. The Pyeon-un Hwasang Tower consequently represents a masterwork of exceptional artistic value. Given the tower's excellent preservation condition, contemporaneous Late Silla and Early Goryeo-era pagodas' predominant designation as national-level heritage, maintenance of original form and location, exceptional historical-scholarly-artistic value, and superior authenticity and completeness, the Pyeon-un Tower merits formal designation as national-level heritage for preservation and management.

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