Sujongsa Palgak Five-story Stone Pagoda, Namyangju

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.1808

Category

Sites & Pagodas

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2013

Location

남양주시, 경기도— 경기도 남양주시 북한강로433번길 186 (조안면, 수종사)

Coordinates

37.571154, 127.302507

The Octagonal Five-story Stone Pagoda of Sujongsa Temple is a stone structure of Joseon erected on a mid-slope of Ungilsan Mountain in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do. A subordinate of Bongseonsa Temple, currently the head temple of the 25th Dioc. of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, the temple is known to have been established in 1459. The pagoda was originally set up on a mountain ridge east of the temple overlooking the Yangsuri area where the two main streams of Hangang River (Bukhangang and Namhangang) merge. The pagoda is currently standing in front of Daeungjeon, the central prayer hall of Sujongsa Temple, along with a stone stupa and another smaller pagoda. The pagoda is one of the rare examples of the Goryeo pagoda marked by octagonal body; others include the Octagonal Nine-story Pagoda of Woljeongsa Temple in Pyeongchang and the Octagonal Thirteen-story Pagoda of Bohyeonsa Temple in Hyangsan, North Korea, which became significantly reduced and more decorative during the early Joseon Period. Archaeologists found 19 Buddhist statuettes in the first-story body and roof-stone and middle pedestal of the base during a repair work performed in 1957 and 12 more statuettes in the second- and third-story roofstones when it was moved to the current location in 1970.

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