Hall of Ksitigarbha (Dizang Dian 地藏殿) of Buseoksa Temple 浮石寺

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Hall of Ksitigarbha (Dizang Dian 地藏殿) of Buseoksa Temple 浮石寺 Zhang, Jie

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One of the murals around the Hall of Ksitigarba (Dizang Dian 地藏殿) at Buseoksa Temple (浮石寺) depicts the Bodhisattva Leading the Way 引路王菩薩 ferrying deceased souls on a prajna dragon boat 般若龍船. This image first appeared in Illustrations of Maitreya-vyakarana-Sutra in 13th century during the Koryo Dynasty 高麗 (918–1392). This iconography became popular in the Joseon period 朝鮮 (1392–1894) due to the increased popularity of Pureland Amitabha belief. Bodhisattva Ksitigarba is known for salvaging deceased souls from hell, and appeared as part of the divine entourage ferrying deceased souls in the Joseon Dynasty. References (suggested by Dr. Sunghye Lee, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art): KangInseon. (2015). A Study on <The Illustration of Maitreya-vyakarana-Sutra> (1294) at Myoman-ji in Japan. BULKYOMISULSAHAK, 19, 101–141. (p.127). Choe, G. (2011). Iconographic Source of the Salvific Dragon Boat Seen in Buddhist Paintings of the Early Joseon Dynasty (1392~1592). Journal of ART History, 25, 275–308. 김지연. (2014). A study of Prajna Dragon Boat paintings in the later Joseon Dynasty. KOREAN JOURNAL OF ART HISTORY, 281(281), 97–133.

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Title	Hall of Ksitigarbha (Dizang Dian 地藏殿) of Buseoksa Temple 浮石寺
Creator	Zhang, Jie
Contributor	From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued	2023-05-18
Description	One of the murals around the Hall of Ksitigarba (Dizang Dian 地藏殿) at Buseoksa Temple (浮石寺) depicts the Bodhisattva Leading the Way 引路王菩薩 ferrying deceased souls on a prajna dragon boat 般若龍船. This image first appeared in Illustrations of Maitreya-vyakarana-Sutra in 13th century during the Koryo Dynasty 高麗 (918–1392). This iconography became popular in the Joseon period 朝鮮 (1392–1894) due to the increased popularity of Pureland Amitabha belief. Bodhisattva Ksitigarba is known for salvaging deceased souls from hell, and appeared as part of the divine entourage ferrying deceased souls in the Joseon Dynasty. References (suggested by Dr. Sunghye Lee, Leeum Samsung Museum of Art): KangInseon. (2015). A Study on <The Illustration of Maitreya-vyakarana-Sutra> (1294) at Myoman-ji in Japan. BULKYOMISULSAHAK, 19, 101–141. (p.127). Choe, G. (2011). Iconographic Source of the Salvific Dragon Boat Seen in Buddhist Paintings of the Early Joseon Dynasty (1392~1592). Journal of ART History, 25, 275–308. 김지연. (2014). A study of Prajna Dragon Boat paintings in the later Joseon Dynasty. KOREAN JOURNAL OF ART HISTORY, 281(281), 97–133.
Subject	Dragon boat; Pureland; Mural; Buddhism; Hell; North Gyeongsang (Korea)
Geographic Location	Yŏngju-gun (Korea); Kyŏngsang-namdo (Korea); 36.99861; 128.68696
Type	Still Image
Language	chi; kor
Notes	Author Affiliation: National University of Singapore
Series	Cluster 1.3: Market and Merit
Date Available	2024-01-04
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0438429
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87088
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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