이화여자대학교박물관

(English) Funerary Stupa of Buddhist Monk from Porisa Temple
(Korean) 석조 부도
(Chinese Character) 石造浮屠

 A stupa refers to a pagoda in which the sariras, or the remains of a Buddhist monk, are enshrined, and is also called budo, or a monk stupa. This is the stupa of Daegyeong (862-930), a prominent Buddhist monk who lived between the late Silla Dynasty of the Northern and Southern States period and the early Goryeo Dynasty. It is presumed to have been originally located at the site of Borisa Temple in Yongmun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do. This stupa has the typical octagonal style that became common from the Northern and Southern States period, with elaborate and intricate decorations in high relief on all sides of its body depicting a lion, the Four Heavenly Kings, bodhisattva, flying deva, etc. Its well-balanced proportions and aesthetically outstanding shape and balance make it one of the representative stone sculptures of the Goryeo Dynasty. As the stele of Buddhist monk Daegyeong (Treasure No. 393, housed in the National Museum of Korea), which was found at the same site, was built in the 22nd year of the reign of King Taejo of Goryeo (939), this stupa is also considered to have been built around the same period.