Wooden Seated Sakyamuni Buddha Triad of Munsusa Temple, Gochang

The wooden seated Sakyamuni Buddha triad enshrined in Daeungjeon Hall of Munsusa Temple, Gochang consists of the principal Buddha, Sakyamuni, flanked by his acolytes Bhaisajyaguru and Amitabha. The statues appear more voluminous and heavier than the Sakyamuni Buddha triads made in the first half of the seventeenth century, while their faces are depicted with shallow, simple and dynamic lines. The details show that the statues were made by monk-sculptors of the Muyeom School who were active in the Jeolla-do region during the late Joseon period, thus providing an important source of knowledge about Buddhist statues of the period. The prayer written to commemorate the production of the statues shows that they were made in 1654 by a group of monk-sculptors led by Haesim. An inscription on the top surface of one of the octagonal pedestals engraved by Baekpa Geungseon in 1844 reveals that the statues were renovated in 1844 by a group led by the monk-artist Wondam Naewon.

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