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Stupa of Buddhist Monk Seosan at Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam

해남 대흥사 서산대사탑 ( 海南 大興寺 西山大師塔 )

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Classification Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Stupa of Buddhist Monk Seosan at Daeheungsa Temple, Haenam
Quantity 1
Designated Date 2002.09.25
Age Joseon (About 1647)
Address San 8-6, Gurim-ri, Samsan-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do

Set up in honor of Monk Seonsan, this stupa (height: 270cm) is composed of the platform, the body, and the stupa finial. The top of the octagonal platform is decorated with eight lotus patterns facing downward. The stone inserted between the body and the platform is inscribed with animal images. The front part of the body shows three characters 淸虛堂 (pronounced cheongheodang, which is Monk Seosan’s pen-name). The roof stone has roof tile channel and double eaves, which are used in wooden architecture. The use of a dragon head-shaped ornament instead of a flower-shaped one at the end of the roof hip is an extraordinary example of the architecture of that period. The stupa is presumed to have been built around the time the nearby monument for Monk Seosan was built, i.e., 1647 (the 25th year of King Injo’s reign). The diverse shapes of the ornamentation expressed in many parts are unique ones, the likes of which are not found in others of its kind.