Mireuksa
Sign in to saveMireuksa () was the largest Buddhist temple in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje. The temple was established in 602 by King Mu and is located 36.012083 N, 127.031028 E, modern Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The site was excavated in 1980, disclosing many hitherto unknown facts about Baekje architecture. Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda is one of two extant Baekje pagodas. It is also the largest as well as being among the oldest of all Korean pagodas.
Key facts
- Religious building.name
- Mireuksa
- Religious building.image
- 익산 미륵사지 석탑(2019년) 야경.jpg
- Religious building.caption
- Iksan Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda at night (2019)
- Religious building.map_type
- South Korea
- Religious building.religious_affiliation
- Buddhism
- Religious building.country
- South Korea
- Religious building.state
- North Jeolla Province
- Religious building.designation1
- WHS
- Religious building.designation1_date
- 2015
- Religious building.designation1_number
- 1477
- Religious building.designation1_criteria
- Cultural: (ii), (iii)
- Religious building.designation1_parent
- Baekje Historic Areas
- Religious building.designation2
- Historic Sites of South Korea
- Religious building.designation2_date
- 22 June 1966
- Religious building.designation2_number
- 150
- Religious building.designation2_offname
- Mireuksa Temple Site, Iksan
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^미륵사
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 彌勒寺
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Layout
- Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda (National Treasure No. 11)
- Treasure No. 236
- Preservation and restoration
- Archaeological importance
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Mireuksa () was the largest Buddhist temple in the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje. The temple was established in 602 by King Mu and is located 36.012083 N, 127.031028 E, modern Iksan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The site was excavated in 1980, disclosing many hitherto unknown facts about Baekje architecture. Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda is one of two extant Baekje pagodas. It is also the largest as well as being among the oldest of all Korean pagodas.
The legend of the creation of Mireuksa is told in the Samguk yusa. King Mu and his queen were said to have seen a vision of Maitreya at a pond on Yonghwasan. The King promptly had the pond drained to establish the Mireuksa temple complex. The nine-storey wooden pagoda that once stood in the center of the complex is said to have been the work of Baekje master craftsman Abiji.
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