Three-story Stone Pagoda of Banyasa Temple, Yeongdong

The stone pagodas are designed to accommodate Buddha’s remains and are also deemed to accommodate Buddha symbolically even without his remains.

The Three-story Stone Pagoda at Banyasa Temple, Yeongdong has followed the one-story stylobate and three-story pagoda pattern whose fashion was popular in the late Silla and early Goryeo periods. It was presumably built when Banyasa Temple was constructed in the 8th year of the reign of Silla’s King Munseongwang (846). Originally built in Tapbeol inside Seokcheon Valley to the north of Banyasa, the pagoda was moved to this place in 1950.

Laid over the foundation stones was a one-story stylobate, over which the pagoda body stones were laid. The top area was then decorated with head base and overturned bowl-shaped ornaments. The second-floor body is conspicuously far lower than the first floor. The first-floor roof stone base has five steps, whereas the second and third floors are made up of four steps each.

Part of this pagoda was reinforced with new materials, yet the pagoda reflects well the characteristics of the Goryeo-era pagoda styl

Source: Korea Heritage Service signboard ↗ · collected 2026-10-08