Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple (The Vulture Peak Assembly)
Images of Manjusri Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Prabhutaratna Buddha in the Hanging Painting of Naesosa TempleThis is the Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple in Seokpo-ri, Jinseo-myeon, Buan-gun. It shows the images of Manjusri Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Prabhutaratna Buddha.
Images of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, and Amitabha Buddha in the Hanging Painting of Naesosa TempleThis photo shows the images of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, and Amitabha Buddha in the Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple in Seokpo-ri, Jinseo-myeon, Buan-gun.
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Location243, Naesosa-ro Jinseo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do
- CategoryCultural Heritage / Tangible Cultural Heritage
- Korean「내소사 영산회괘불탱」
- Chinese來蘇寺靈山會掛佛幀
- FieldReligion / Buddhism
- Contents TypeCultural Heritage / Painting and Calligraphy
- Current Location 1243, Naesosa-ro Jinseo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do
- Original Location 2243, Naesosa-ro Jinseo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do
- Definition
- A large Buddhist altar scroll produced in 1700, currently stored at Naesosa Temple in Seokpo-ri, Jinseo-myeon, Buan-gun, Jeollabuk-do.
- Summary
- Korean Buddhism has a long tradition of using a large scroll painting of the Buddha with his disciples and followers as an altarpiece for outdoor dharma assemblies and other ceremonial meetings. Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple (The Vulture Peak Assembly), produced in 1700, portrays Shakyamuni Buddha attended by his disciples while giving a sermon for his followers at Vulture Peak. The painting was designated as Treasure No. 1268 on August 8, 1997.
- Form and Composition
- Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple (The Vulture Peak Assembly), (length: 10.5m; breadth: 8.17m) shows Shakyamuni Buddha attended by six bodhisattvas, including Manjusri and Samantabhadra to his left and right, with Prabhutaratna, Amitabha, Avalokitesvara and Mahathamaprapta arranged behind them. The Buddha is depicted with haloes around his head and body and wearing a red dharma robe. His right hand is lowered as if to touch the knee, while his left hand is raised to his belly. The Bodhisattvas are characterized by round faces and benignly buxom bodies. Their cheeks, the area around their eyes, chin, hands and feet are colored pink, which, along with the use of bright red and green, helps add a delightful scene.
- Characteristics
- This Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple (The Vulture Peak Assembly) is characterized by the names of depicted bodisattvas put on their haloes in the painting, thus providing important clues to the identity of the divinities portrayed in other paintings of this kind.
- Historical Significance
- Hanging Painting of Naesosa Temple (The Vulture Peak Assembly) produced in 1700 is highly regarded for its realistic use of fine brush strokes and strong colors, characteristic features of Buddhist painting of Joseon between the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, to depict the figures down to the minutest detail.