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Twin pagodas at Buseoksa Temple 浮石寺

From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)

Buseoksa Temple (浮石寺) was founded by the renowned monk Uisang 義湘 (625–702) in 676, Silla period 新羅 (57 BCE - 935 CE). The main surviving wooden structures are dated back to the late 1370s, including Muryangsujeon, the second oldest wooden building in South Korea. In the first courtyard of Buseoksa, there is a three-storied stone pagoda located to the south of the Jijangjeon Hall. The pagoda located to the left is listed as No. 249 of the national treasures. Its three-storied, square body is supported by two levels of stone pedestals (Image 01). The upper pedestal features a vertical indentation at the center of each of the four sides. As recorded in the epigraph of a stele in front of it, the pagoda was originally erected in the courtyard remains of temple that is about half a mile away. The temple is dated back to the Silla period (Image 02). This pagoda was relocated to Buseoksa in August 1966 (Image 03).

Yeongju (Korea); North Gyeongsang (Korea); 36.99861; 128.68696

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