Highlights
Sarira Reliquary from the West Pagoda of Gameunsa Temple(Four Guardian Kings (Including Outer Chest))
- Nationality/Period
Unified Silla Period
- Provenance
Gyeongju-si
- Materials
Metal - Copper Alloy
- Category
religion - Buddhism - solemnity - sarira reliquary
- Designation
Treasure 366
- Accession Number
Sinsu 608
These Buddhist images of Gameunsa Temple represent the Four Guardian Kings guarding the four cardinal directions of the Buddhist universe: Dhritarashtra, the guardian of the east; Virudhaka, the guardian of the south; Virupaksha, the guardian of the west; and Vaisravana, the guardian of the north.