Special Style with a Gilded Pagoda on Top
Recognized for Academic and Artistic Value, Created in Late Goryeo, ‘[Edaily Reporter Jang Byung-ho] The National Heritage Administration announced on the 9th that it has designated the ‘Five-story Stone Pagoda of Magoksa Temple in Gongju,’ created in the late Goryeo period, as a National Treasure.’,
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| ‘Five-story Stone Pagoda of Magoksa Temple in Gongju,’ designated as a National Treasure. (Photo = National Heritage Administration) |
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, ‘The ‘Five-story Stone Pagoda of Magoksa Temple’ is an asset located at Magoksa Temple, which is one of the temples listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site under ‘Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea,’ and is the headquarters temple of the 6th district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.’,
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, ‘The pagoda employs a special style by placing a 1.8-meter-long gilded pagoda known as ‘Pungmadong’ (風磨銅) on top of the eaves stone, forming a ‘tower on top of a tower.’ This gilded pagoda reflects the Buddhist pagoda style popular in Yuan China, showcasing elaborate craftsmanship and high technical and artistic perfection.’,
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, ‘An official from the National Heritage Administration stated, “This is unique among stone pagodas in Korea, showing international cultural exchanges in Buddhism at the time, and has immense value.”’,
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, ‘While there is no record of the construction period of the stone pagoda, it is estimated to have been built in the late Goryeo period (around the 14th century), evidenced by its Baekje-style stone pagoda design popular in the late Goryeo in the Chungcheong and Honam regions, the round decorations on the heads of statues of Buddhas on all sides of the second-story pagoda body which appear only in late Goryeo Buddhist statues, and the Yaksa Buddha engraved on the east side resembling the ‘Seated Gilt-bronze Yaksa Buddha of Jangoksa Temple’ from Goryeo 1346.’,
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| The ‘crab eye-shaped pattern’ on the base stone of the ‘Five-story Stone Pagoda of Magoksa Temple in Gongju,’ designated as a National Treasure. (Photo = National Heritage Administration) |
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, ‘The foundation of the double-structured stone pagoda exhibits the Baekje-style stone pagoda design common during the Goryeo period. The base stone of the pagoda is engraved with a ‘crab eye-shaped pattern,’ a curved shape resembling the eyes of a crab, which is the first such pattern discovered in existing stone pagodas, adding notable academic and artistic value.’,
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, ‘The National Heritage Administration plans to continue collaborating with local governments and owners (managers) to ensure that the ‘Five-story Stone Pagoda of Magoksa Temple in Gongju,’ newly designated as a National Treasure, is systematically preserved and managed.’,
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