Seokguram Grotto

Japanese: 石窟庵 - せっくつあん
Seokguram Grotto
This is a Buddhist ruin at the foot of Mt. Tohamsan on the outskirts of Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, southern Korea. It was built around 751 together with Bulguksa Temple by Silla's prime minister Kim Dae-seong. It is an artificially constructed stone cave made of granite and houses a 3.4m-tall seated Tathagata statue, making it a representative relic of Buddhist art from the Unified Silla period. It fell into disrepair and was forgotten after the suppression of Buddhism during the Joseon Dynasty, but was discovered by chance in the early 20th century. It has been designated Korea's National Treasure No. 24, and in 1995 it was registered as a World Heritage Site (cultural heritage) along with Bulguksa Temple on the same Mt. Tohamsan. ◇It can also be read as "Seokram."

Source: Kodansha World Tourist Attractions Encyclopedia Information

Japanese:
韓国南部のキョンサンプクト(慶尚北道)キョンジュ(慶州)市郊外のトハムサン(吐含山)の麓にある仏教遺跡。751年ごろに、新羅の宰相キムデソン(金大城)により仏国寺(ブルグクサ)とともに建立された。花崗岩(かこうがん)を組み合わせて人工的に作られた石窟で、高さ3.4mの如来坐像が安置されている、統一新羅時代の仏教美術の代表的な遺構である。李氏朝鮮時代の仏教弾圧で荒廃し忘れ去られてしまったが、20世紀初頭に偶然発見された。韓国の国宝第24号に指定されているほか、1995年に同じ吐含山にある仏国寺とともに、世界遺産(文化遺産)に登録されている。◇「ソックラム」とも読む。

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