The Hanging Painting of the Vulture Peak Assembly at Namjangsa Temple in Sangju, a Buddhist altar painting used for the Vulture Peak Assembly (Yeongsanjae) held outdoors , was made in 1788 by a group of twenty-two monk-painters led by Sanggyeom, one of the greatest monk-painters of the late Joseon period.
Despite its considerable size (over 10 meters in height), Shakyamuni, the painting displays a fine composition in which the principal Buddha, Shakyamuni, stands at the center, surrounded by his attendants and guards, with decorative patterns rendered in thick, bright colors. The central subject is sublimely depicted with masterful brushstrokes, making it one of the finest Buddhist altar paintings produced in Gyeongsangbuk-do during the second half of the eighteenth century.
The painting is also accompanied by a record of its production, background, list of artists, ideological basis of the iconography, and other information required for a proper understanding of the image. The record also contains information on other Buddhist projects conducted in the same year, such as the enshrinement of the paintings of Ksitigarbha and the Ten Underworld Kings.