Three-story Stone Pagoda at Bocheonsa Temple Site, Uiryeong

A pagoda is a symbolie monument eanshrining the relies or remains of the Buddha. Although not all pagodas Contain the true remains, they are nonetheless worshiped as sacred places that enshrine the Buddha. This pagoda is presumed to have been built during the early period of the Goryeo dynasty. It collpred in 1967 when the relics enshrined inside the pagoda were stolen but was dismantled and renovated within the same year. During the renovation, a number of relics were discovered still hidden in the pagoda, which included a small bronze Buddhist statue, a halo-shaped copper fragment, and a small clay pagoda. The pagoda consists of a two-tiered base, three sets of body and roof stones, and part of a decorative top.

The base and the body stones were carved to look like pillars, There are holes on the corners of the roof stones where wind chimes would have been hung, The whole strcture of the pagoda measures 4.45m in height.

Based on a historical record from the late 19th century, the site where this pagoda is located was long thought to be the former site of a Buddhist temple called Bocheonsa that was founded in the mid-8th century. However, during an excavation o the area in 2018, roof tiles engraved with inscriptions were discovered that suggest that the historical record was wrong, and that this actually the site of a temple called Sungeomsa that either founded or renovated in 1011.

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