White Buddha between here and Peng Yang
- Title:
- White Buddha between here and Peng Yang
- Collection:
- Willard D. Straight in Korea
- Date:
- ca. 1904
- Location:
- Gwanchoksa, Nonsan, South Korea
- Country:
- South Korea
United States - ID Number:
- 1260.74.08.01
- Collection Number:
- 1260
- File Name:
- 1260.74.08.01.tif
- Work Type:
- Ephemera
Postcards - Subject:
- Cultural property
Buddhas
Temples
Koryo
Eunjin Miruk - Measurement:
- 9 x 14 (centimeters)
- Description:
- A stone statue of Maitreya (Sanskrit term meaning the Merciful) Bodhisattva, located at the center of 'Gwanchoksa' Temple, and called 'Eunjin Miruk'. The Korean word Miruk signifies the Sanskrit word for Maitreya. Its height is 18.2 m, making it the largest Buddhist stone carving in Korea. It was erected in 967 AD under the rule of the 4th king Kwangjong of the Koryo dynasty and designated as the Korean national treasure #218. Kwanchoksa Temple is located in the city of Nonsan, around 120 miles southeast of Seoul, and serves as a major tourist attraction to this day.
- Cite As:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers, #1260. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Willard Dickerman Straight papers
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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