Bell-shaped Stupa of Buddhist Monk Boje at Silleuksa Temple, Yeoju

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.228

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

고려시대

Designated year

1963

Location

여주시, 경기도— 경기도 여주시 신륵사길 73 (천송동, 신륵사) / (지번)경기 여주시 천송동 산113-1

Coordinates

37.298375, 127.661663

Erected in 1379 (5th year of the reign of King U of Goryeo), this stupa was built to enshrine the reliquary of a great Buddhist monk named Naong, who was also the “royal preceptor" during the reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo. He was the head monk of the Hoeamsa Temple in Yangju, and died in the Silleuksa Temple on his way to Miryang as ordered by the king. His followers chose a propitious site behind the temple to place this stupa. The stupa is erected on a broad, elevated stone foundation and staircases in the front and sides. There is a round altar on the two-tiered base, and the memorial stone itself has the form of a bell. Although there is no decoration on the surfaces of the Memorial Stone, there is a sacred jewel at the top decorated with a flame pattern. This stupa shows the influence of Indian pagodas and is a good example of stone bell-shaped stupas of the late Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392).

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