5 Story Stone Pagoda of Jeongleem-sa Temple Ruins in Booyeo city, Korea
In this posting, I’d like to introduce the relics of Baekjae Dynasty. What I’d like to visit is a 5 story stone pagoda in Booyeo city where was the last capital of Baekjae Dynasty.
It is believed the place where the stone pagoda was located in was Buddhist temple in the name of Jeongleem-sa.
The style and the form of the pagoda might’ve gave me some kinds of imagination on the culture of BakJae Kingdom.
It was very hot and sunny day when I dropped by the pagoda.
At the entrance to the pagoda, there was a small pond. Looking into that pond, there were small fishes following me for something to eat.
Tourists were throwing the pieces of bread.
The stone pagoda was really great. It seemed like that this pagoda was made after the wooden pagoda.
The style of this stone pagoda showed us that the first pagodas had been made up with the wooden parts prior to the stone pagodas.
The end of the roofs in every story was slightly raised upward. Scholars told that was the one of the evidence that the stone pagoda was evolved from the wooden pagoda.
It seemed that the craft of mason’s was developed than before.
The masons seemed to try to reproduce the wooden pagoda with the stone.
The size of the stone pagoda also showed that it was influenced by the wooden pagoda.
The stone pagoda in Jeongleem-sa temple and the stone 3 story pagoda in Bulkook-sa temple in Shilla dynasty seemed worth while to compare to each other.
It seemed that the stone pagoda(Seokga tap) in Bukook-sa temple seemed to be made lately than the 5 story stone pagoda in Buyoe city.
One thing interesting for me was the ratio of the width of the pagoda in BaekJae dynasty. It seemed wider than that of other pagodas in late era.
The width of the pagoda looked very similar to the Architectures of BaekJae Kingdome.
We could not see the architectures of BaekJae dynasty nowadays, but the museum of Buyeo was built 금 the style of BaekaJae dynasty architecture.
It means that the stone 5 story pagoda in Jeongleem-sa place could be considered as the original model of the BaekJae Architecture.
Some interesting cultural exposure.
So nice been exposed to other culture
Thanks for impacting knowledge as always
Thank you for reading
@slowwalker, Jeongleem-sa Buddhist temple located very impressive environment. But I see various look from this than previous. Around the temple seems more buildings. It mean there is a not only silence area. Less tree shades also indeed. More fish module have in small pond. I'm wondering to see those The stone pagoda. It was Koreans proud of the architecture. Step by step nicely built by masons. Architectures of BaekJae Kingdom already showed greatest architecture. Brilliant photo clicks. Triple gem bless you.
Thank you so much
@slowwalker,
I think this is the first time I have seen such huge Pagoda in your travel articles! This one seems bigger and well finished than your previous pagoda visits! Nice photography and a description! Really appreciate your effort of sharing those details!
Cheers~
Thank you so much for your compliment
That stone pagodas are still elegant-looking @slowwalker I wonder why they only build relatively small ones just like those big Pagodas that are mostly made of wood.
hahaha
a very remarkable post about the stone pagoda at the temple.
Thank you
yes thank you for responding too
Korea is always a beautiful place. I've gone but stuck to city life and didn't really get to appreciate nature and their temples as much.
Puras bellezas arquitectónicas tienen allá en Korea @slowwalker
As the architect would have done to keep it in place, since it has a great height and the stones are very large and heavy, he was a great architect!
maybe they took it as a reference for the other stone pagoda @slowwalker
what beautiful art, everything that can be done with stones is great and you have to have a lot of creativity is really beautiful
I've always wanted to visit Buyeo.