Three-story Stone Pagoda at Myoeomsa Temple Site, Jinju

A pagoda is a symbolic monument enshrining the relics 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 three-story stone pagoda is presumed to have been made during the Goryeo period (918-1392). During excavations conducted in 2007, shards of roof tiles inscribed with the name of the temple Myoeomsa were discovered in the vicinity of the pagoda. Many parts of Buddhist statues and stupas were also discovered in the area, indicating that the size of the temple was once very large.

The pagoda is composed of a two-tiered base, three sets of body and roof stones, and the remaining part of a decorative top. The underside of the roof stones are carved into four tiers, and the corners of the body stones are carved to look like pillars. There are a gate and padlock engraved on one side of the first-story body stone, symbolically indicating that the pagodas enshrine the Buddha’s relics.

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