Bulguksa
temple
Bulguksa is a Buddhist temple in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is home to seven National treasures of South Korea, including Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge), and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha. The temple is classified as Historic and Scenic Site No. 1 by the South Korean government.[1] In 1995, Bulguksa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Seokguram Grotto, which lies four kilometers to the east.
The temple is considered as a masterpiece of the golden age of Buddhist art in the Silla kingdom. It is currently
Overview
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Dangganjiju (flag poles)
Cheongungyo and Baegungyo
editEnglish: Cheongungyo (lit. "blue cloud bridge") Baegungyo (lit. "white cloud bridge"), both of which are designated as "the 23rd National Treasure of South Korea".
한국어: 청운교백운교, 국보 제 23호
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Daeungjeon
editEnglish: Daeungjeon
한국어: 대웅전 (大雄殿)
Museoljeon
editEnglish: Museoljeon
한국어: 무설전 (無說殿)
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Back view of the Museoljeon at Bulguksa
Birojeon
editEnglish: Birojeon
한국어: 비로전
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Bulguksa geumdong birojana buljwasang is a seated gilt-bronze Vairocana Buddha statue At Birojeon.
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This sarira pagoda (사리탑) in a form of a stone lantern is a 2.1 meters tall and is located at the left side of the front garden of Birojeon.
English: Geukrakjeon
한국어: 극락전
Gwaneumjeon
editEnglish: Gwaneumjeon
한국어: 관음전
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Gilt standing Buddha statue at Gwaneumjeon
Nahanjeon
editEnglish: Nahanjeon
한국어: 나한전
Corridors
editEnglish: Corridors
한국어: 불국사내의 통로
English: Dabotap
한국어: 불국사다보탑 (佛國寺多寶塔)
English: Seokgatap
한국어: 석가탑
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Seokgatap
English: Banya yeonji
한국어: 반야연지
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editReferences
edit- ↑ Historic and Scenic Sites 1; Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju. Cultural Heritage Administration. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved on 2009-07-13.