A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of Silla
A gilt-bronze statue of a standing bodhisattva was discovered at the Sŏllimwŏn Temple site. The statue is notable as its halo and pedestal were found intact at the time of discovery, and the bodhisattva figure itself is almost perfectly preserved. There are only a few instances of gilt-bronze statue...
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| description | A gilt-bronze statue of a standing bodhisattva was discovered at the Sŏllimwŏn Temple site. The statue is notable as its halo and pedestal were found intact at the time of discovery, and the bodhisattva figure itself is almost perfectly preserved. There are only a few instances of gilt-bronze statues from the Unified Silla kingdom that can be definitively linked to the site of their original placement. Sŏllimwŏn was physically distant from the royal palace, but its status as a central temple of the Sŏn School 禪宗 and the activities of pre-eminent monks in the ninth century made it important enough to become the site for a splendid gilt-bronze bodhisattva statue. Based on physical, stylistic, and scientific evidence, the statue dates to the latter half of the ninth century and has ties to the Buddhist monk Master Honggak 弘覺禪師. A unique example of a gilt-bronze sculpture, the Sŏllimwŏn bodhisattva is a valuable part of Buddhist material culture in Korea. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f7bc6d64c0543519f4fb7d22dd2c1cb2023-11-23T18:45:34ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442022-06-0113655410.3390/rel13060554A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of SillaYoung-ae Lim0Department of Art History, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, KoreaA gilt-bronze statue of a standing bodhisattva was discovered at the Sŏllimwŏn Temple site. The statue is notable as its halo and pedestal were found intact at the time of discovery, and the bodhisattva figure itself is almost perfectly preserved. There are only a few instances of gilt-bronze statues from the Unified Silla kingdom that can be definitively linked to the site of their original placement. Sŏllimwŏn was physically distant from the royal palace, but its status as a central temple of the Sŏn School 禪宗 and the activities of pre-eminent monks in the ninth century made it important enough to become the site for a splendid gilt-bronze bodhisattva statue. Based on physical, stylistic, and scientific evidence, the statue dates to the latter half of the ninth century and has ties to the Buddhist monk Master Honggak 弘覺禪師. A unique example of a gilt-bronze sculpture, the Sŏllimwŏn bodhisattva is a valuable part of Buddhist material culture in Korea.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/6/554Unified Silla dynastyKorean Buddhist sitegilt-bronze standing bodhisattvaSŏllimwŏn Temple siteMaster Honggakcopper alloy |
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| title | A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of Silla |
| title_full | A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of Silla |
| title_fullStr | A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of Silla |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of Silla |
| title_short | A Golden Treasure from Korea: The Gilt-Bronze Bodhisattva Statue of Silla |
| title_sort | golden treasure from korea the gilt bronze bodhisattva statue of silla |
| topic | Unified Silla dynasty Korean Buddhist site gilt-bronze standing bodhisattva Sŏllimwŏn Temple site Master Honggak copper alloy |
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