This Maitreya Bodhisattva and Amitabha Buddha were found at the site of Gamsansa Temple in Gyeongju. Significantly, each statue has an inscription on the back, providing insights about how and why the statues were produced. According to the inscription, a high-ranking Silla official named Kim Jiseong commissioned the temple to produce these statues in 719, as a dedication to his deceased parents. Kim Jiseong’s official rank was Jungachan, the sixth highest rank of the seventeen ranks of Silla. In both cases, the statues and their background halos were carved from a single stone, while the pedestals were made separately. The realistic details and magnificent decorations demonstrate the advanced skills of the sculptors, who were able to render fine details in hard granite by the early eighth century.