Gwanchoksa
| Gwanchok Temple | |
|---|---|
| Korean alphabet : | 관촉사 |
| Hanja : | 灌 燭 寺 |
| Revised Romanization : | gwanchok-sa |
| McCune-Reischauer : | kwanch'ok-sa |
The Gwanchoksa is a Buddhist temple and is located in Nonsan , Chungcheongnam-do , South Korea . It is located at the foot of the mountain Banya , also called the "mountain of wisdom". The temple houses a famous stone Buddha statue .
Buddha statue
The Buddha statue is the largest stone Buddha statue in Korea with a height of 18.12 m . In 967, during the Goryeo reign, the 38-year-long construction of the figure, also called "Eunjin Mireuk " ( Kor. 은진 미륵 , Hanja 恩 津 彌勒 ), began. The specialty of the figure is not only the size, but also the shape. A narrow body, a large head and a flat, extraordinary headgear.
On January 21, 1963, the statue was declared Treasure of South Korea Number 218.
The exact dimensions of the Buddha are: Height: 18.12 m, body circumference: 9.9 m, length of the ears: 1.8 m, height of the crown: 2.43 m.
Legend
Legend has it that a woman on the mountain heard the screams of a baby. When she looked for the baby at the foot of Mount Banya, no baby was found there. Instead, she found a large stone protruding from the earth. When the Goryeo government heard the story, they commissioned the construction of the Buddha statue from the stone.
Web links
- Gwanchoksa Temple (관촉사) , Korea Tourism Organization . Accessed October 31, 2013
- Gwanchoksa: Gwanchok Temple on nileguide.com. Accessed October 31, 2013
- Old Stones: The Monuments of Art History . Accessed October 31, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ 보물 제 218 호 . Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea , accessed November 4, 2013 (Korean).
Coordinates: 36 ° 11 '17.3 " N , 127 ° 6' 47.5" E