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Exhibition Name
Baekje Silla Overview
- Nationality/Period
Three Kingdoms Period
- Provenance
Seongbuk-gu
- Materials
Metal - Gilt-bronze
- Category
religion - Buddhism - adoration - image of Buddha
- Dimensions
H. 20.3cm
- Designation
National Treasure 127
- Accession Number
Sinsu 1637
- Location
Buddhist Sculpture Gallery
Avalokitesvara has been widely admired among Korean Buddhists as a Buddhist deity of compassion who saves sentient beings from all sorts of hardships while bringing them comfort and joy. This statue is an important piece of evidence that worship of Avalokitesvara had been established in Korea by the early 7th century.
