The Myogilsang Buddhist statue is a carved Bodhisattva located in the Grand Miruk Cliff in Manphok Valley, Inner Kumgang, North Korea. Dating from the Koryo period, it is 15 metres high and 9.4 metres wide.[1] The statue was once part of a larger temple dedicated to Manjushri (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) that was laid to waste in the late-Choson period, leaving only the carving. A painting dated 1768 in the National Museum of Korea in Seoul shows the carving inside the temple.[2]
| Myogilsang Buddhist statue | |
 View of the carving. | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 묘길상 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Myogilsang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Myogilsang |
It is the largest Buddhist stone image in Korea.[3]
The statue was visited by 150 tourists in 2007 as part of a pilot project to open the area to tourism from South Korea.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sculpture of the Bodhisattva". Naenara. Foreign Languages Publishing House. June 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Chŏng, Yang-Mo (1998). Arts of Korea. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 351. ISBN 0870998501.
- ^ "Mt.Kŭmgang". Korea Konsult. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ Jin, Ryu (May 31, 2007). "Mt. Geumgang Reveals Deeper Side of Elegance". The Korea Times. Retrieved August 25, 2016.