Three-story Stone Pagoda of Cheongnyangsa Temple, Hapcheon

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.266

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

통일신라시대

Designated year

1963

Location

합천군, 경상남도— 경남 합천군 가야면 청량동길 144, 청량사 (황산리)

Coordinates

35.772519, 128.109691

This stone pagoda of the Unified Silla period stands in front of Daeungjeon Hall, the main hall of the Cheongnyangsa Temple, located at the foot of Maehwasan Mountain. According to Samguk Sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms), one of Silla's greatest scholars named Choe Chi-won frequently visited this temple. As it's typical of Silla pagodas, this three-story stone pagoda has a two-tiered foundation consisting a base and pedestal. Of special note is that it has a large granite platform around the base, which is made up of four stone blocks. The upper part of the base is nicely turned upward at all four corners. Each of the main body, where sarira or scriptures are housed, and the roof stones are made up of a single stone. The eaves of the roof stone are gently curved upward. Only the finial base called noban is what remains of the finial. As a whole, elaborate sculpting techniques were employed to make this well-balanced stone pagoda. A round sarira chamber was found inside the third roof stone during a repair work in 1958. This well-proportioned pagoda is a representative example of the 9th century Unified Silla pagodas.

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