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The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a gilt-bronze statue of Maitreya seated in meditation and is one of the best known and most highly regarded Korean Buddhist sculptures. [1] Now part of the collection of the National Museum of Korea, it was designated as the 78th national treasure of Korea. [2] The statue is 83.2 centimeters in height.
The statue is seated on a round pedestal and posed with its right leg crossed over its left knee while the figure's right hand is touching its cheek and the left hand rests on the crossed leg. This contemplative pose was a popular subject of Buddhist art and the archetype spread from India to China and Korea and then to Japan.
The Ttukseom (McCune-Reischauer: Ttuksôm) Buddha , named for the area of Seoul in which it was discovered, is the earliest statue of Buddha in Korea. [10] Scholars date it to the late 4th or early 5th century, around 400. [10]
South Korea's top court on Thursday rejected a local temple's claim to a statue that it said Japanese pirates had looted in the 14th century, clearing the way for Japan to press for the artefact's ...
Tongil Daebul closeup showing center forehead adornment, half closed eyes and slight smile. The Great Unification Buddha, a 14.6-meter/48-foot, 108 ton gilt-bronze Buddha statue, called "Tongil Daebul", sits atop a 4.3-meter/15-foot high pedestal, of the same material, making the total height 18.9-meter/62-foot, excluding the lightning rod and nimbus.
Bulguksa (Korean: 불국사) is a Buddhist temple on Tohamsan, in Jinhyeon-dong, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.. It is a head temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism and contains six National Treasures, including the Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge), and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha.
The main Buddha of the grotto is a highly regarded piece of Buddhist art. [11] It is 3.5 meters in height and sits on a 1.34-meter tall lotus pedestal. The Buddha is realistic in form and probably represents the Seokgamoni Buddha; the position of the Buddha's hands symbolizes enlightenment. The Buddha has an usnisa, a symbol of the wisdom.
The Silla kingdom ruled Korea from 57 BCE to 935 CE. The site comprises areas with remains of Buddhist temples, palaces, and related buildings. The stone statues, reliefs, pagodas, and remains of other monuments represent some of the most outstanding examples of Buddhist art in Korea, mostly dating between the 7th and 10th centuries.