Bongrimsa Wooden Amitabha Seated Buddha, Hwaseong

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.980

Category

Sculpture

Era

고려 공민왕 11년(1362)

Designated year

1989

Location

화성시, 경기도— 경기도 화성시 주석로80번길 139 (남양읍, 화성봉림사)

Coordinates

37.199493, 126.831189

This seated wooden Buddha statue is enshrined within a sanctum of Bongnimsa Temple. When it was gilt in 1978, records on construction and repainting of the statue were discovered, revealing that this Amitabha Buddha statue was made in 1362 (11th year of the reign of King Gongmin of the Goryeo Dynasty). The face is refined and solemn, and the heavily expressed body is well-made up and slightly bent. The robe is draped over both shoulders, with the belt knot on the chest missing. It has unique pleats of three lines. Overall, it is an excellent representative of the Buddhist statues made at the end of the Goryeo Period.

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