Powerhouse Exhibition: The Arhats of Changnyeongsa Temple ...
The arhats are ancient stone figures discovered in 2001-02 among the ruins of the Changnyeongsa Temple in South Korea's Gangwon-do Province, believed to have been built during Goryeo dynasty (918-1392) and destroyed in mid Joseon dynasty (1392-1879). The stone statues depict 'arhats' – 'nahan' in Korean – known in Buddhism as one ...
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