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Exhibition Name
Bhaisajyaguru Buddha or Medicine Buddha
- Nationality/Period
Unified Silla Period
- Materials
Stone
- Category
religion - Buddhism - adoration - image of Buddha
- Dimensions
H. 109.0cm
- Accession Number
Bongwan 1957
- Location
Buddhist Sculpture
This stone seated Bhaisajyaguru Buddha holds a medicine casket in the left hand. It was found in Mt. Namsan, Gyeongju, and moved to Seoul in 1915. It has a low cranial protuberance on the conch-shaped hair, and a “white tuft of hair” between the eyebrows. The robe hangs over both shoulders, draping down between the knees. The right hand rests on the right lap, with the fingers facing downwards. It is presumed to have been made sometime between the late 8th and early 9th centuries, judging by the expression of the details of the knees and the pedestal.