File:White Buddha between here and Peng Yang.jpg
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Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library Title: White Buddha between here and Peng Yang Date: ca. 1904 Place: Asia: South Korea; Nonsan Type: Postcards/Ephemera Description: A stone statue of Maitreya (Sanskrit term meaning the Merciful) Bodhisattva, located at the center of 'Gwanchoksa' Temple, and called 'Eunjin Miruk'. The Korean word Miruk signifies the Sanskrit word for Maitreya. Its height is 18.2 m, making it the largest Buddhist stone carving in Korea. It was erected in 967 AD under the rule of the 4th king Kwangjong of the Koryo dynasty and designated as the Korean national treasure #218. Kwanchoksa Temple is located in the city of Nonsan, around 120 miles southeast of Seoul, and serves as a major tourist attraction to this day. Inscription/Marks: Image imprinted with legend in Japanese characters: Pencilled inscription on verso: 'White Buddha between here & Pengyang.' Identifier: 1260.74.08.01 Persistent URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/5xr7 There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
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