2024

JUNGANGTAP

Columns and statues to see
Central stupa with a 7-storey stone stupa dating from 780, raised in the ... Read more
 Chungju
2024

ICHEON-DONG BUDDHA STATUE

Columns and statues to see
A Buddha statue carved into a rock, said to date from the Goryeo period, is ... Read more
 Andong
2024

THREE BAERI BUDDHAS

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Above the Sambulsa and Mangwolsa temples there are three statues, standing upright, which were discovered by chance in the mountain in 1923 and later transported to this place. They are a Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas, and their style is more reminiscent of the statues found under Goguryeo. These three statues, which must date from the 4th or 5th century and whose origin is unknown, are among the oldest in the country. Even if what is mysterious always intrigues us, it is not a must in the city.

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 Gyeongju
2024

BOWONSA BUDDHIST TRIAD

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Triad discovered in 1958 with three Buddhas carved in stone, the oldest ... Read more
 Seosan