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Three-story Stone Pagoda at Jinjeonsa Temple Site, Yangyang

양양 진전사지 삼층석탑 ( 襄陽 陳田寺址 三層石塔 )

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Classification National Treasure
Name of Cultural Properties Three-story Stone Pagoda at Jinjeonsa Temple Site, Yangyang
Quantity 1 Item
Designated Date 1966.02.28
Age Unified Silla
Address 100-2, Dunjeon-ri, Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do

Jinjeonsa Temple is said to have been founded by the State Preceptor Doeui in the late 8th Century during the Unified Silla Period (676-935). Roof tile pieces found on the site contain the name Jinjeon, enabling researchers to confirm the name of the temple. This tower looks like the others dating back to the Unified Silla Period. The three-story body is placed on the two-tiered platform. The bottom platform is inscribed with Heavenly Figures in light and thin clothes. The top platform contains an inscription of the eight supernatural guardians of the Buddha Dharma holding weapons while seated on clouds. Each story of the pagoda body and its roof are made of stone. The first story of the body is inscribed with diverse Buddha images. Each roofstone has the four corners of its eaves raised slightly and a five-tiered bottom. The stupa finial is gone. This is one of the stone pagodas representing the Unified Silla Period, featuring a well-balanced body and the four corners of the roofstones raised slightly, leaving a unique impression. The exquisite inscriptions made on the first story of the body and the platform make one wonder just how beautiful Jinjeonsa Temple once was.