500 Arhats Exhibition of the Ruined Temple Changryeongsa of Gangwondo Province in Korea
There was a exhibition in National Museum In Seoul.
It was 500 arhats exhibition which were excavated in the ruined place of Changryeonsa temple.
I googled relating to the temple Changryeongsa. But there was no record on the temple. So I didn’t know the exact history of the temple, when I got there.
It was fantastic when I entered into the exhibition room.
My mom looked so impressed with the stone arhats.
It was said that the arhats were buried in the vicinity of the ruined temple place 'Changryeongsa'. It was unknown why the temple was destroyed. But it was certain someone buried under the ground those stone arhats before the temple had been destroyed.
It was estimated that those stone arhats had been made during Goryeo dynasty. And temple was believed to be destroyed in the mid of Choson dynasty. Some relics found in the same place were destroyed with intentionally.
In Choson dynasty, nobody tried to destroy the temple except the period of Japanese Invasion 1592 - 1597 AD.
The stone arhats were magnificent works, the size of the arhats was 40-50 cm tall. Here I’d like to show the first one.
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thanks for sharing! Nice posting
You are interested in ancient things like me, I like it. Thanks for sharing.
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Are all the items well preserved as this main one? Reminds me with the artifacts stolen from Syria recently..
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@slowwalker, These stone arhats in Ruined Temple Changryeongsa most amazing and adorable to looking. Seemed more visitors come to this place every single day. Closer look unbelievable how to made that. It's proud creativity of Choson dynasty.
Amazing hall full of those little stone sculptures. Like how the faces and the carvings were preserved, despite of so many years between then and now. I can imagine that it is more impressive when you are there and can see everything directly :)
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What a classy place, the national museum. By the photos it looks like an excellent display. The public must have really enjoyed it. I'm glad you and your mother had a great time there. Also, your written English. Spot on! For that I am very proud of you. English is one of the hardest languages to learn especially if your native language is any of the Asian one's. As you may recall I taught ESL in Seoul for years.
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