These paintings, kept at Yeongsanjeon Hall (Treasure No. 303) of Songgwangsa Temple, are the ones made in 1725 (the 1st year of King Yeongjo’s reign). They are composed of one about the scene of Shakyamuni preaching at Vulture Peak, Gijjhakuta Hill and the other containing eight scenes of Shakyamuni Buddha’s life. The relatively small-sized hanging painting depicts many people gathered to listen to the sermon, including the king and retainers, and Sariputra (one of the two chief disciples of Gautama Buddha), in addition to the following that usually appear in this type of painting: Buddhas, bodhisattvas, enlightened people, Four Guardian Kings, and eight attendant deities. The eight scenes contained in another piece include the following: a scene of Shakyamuni Buddha descending to this world from Tusita heaven on an elephant; a scene of him born of Queen Maya from her side at Lumbini Park; a scene of Prince Siddartha feeling the evanescence of life from the suffering people outside the Royal castle; a scene of him becoming a monk despite his parents’ opposition; a scene of him practicing austerity in snow mountains along with mountain deities; a scene of him withstanding temptations and threats while practicing austerity; a scene of him giving the first sermon in Sarnath (Deer Park); and a scene of him entering nirvana under the twin sala trees. Red and green colors are used a lot on yellow-soil colored background. Like the other piece, this one has a gloomy atmosphere due to the use of drab brown color. The piece about Shakyamuni preaching at Vulture Peak is very faithful to the content of the Sutra of the Lotus by including even ordinary people listening to the sermon and Sariputra. The other one about the life of Shakyamuni follows the style of early paintings with simplified composition. The calm, composed layout of things and the natural and realistic expressions of trees as shown in this piece make it a valuable material that enables researchers to assume the relationships between this one and ordinary paintings of its time or preceding periods.