Designation Number: Treasure No.7

Date of Designation: January 21, 1963

Age: Goryeo Dynasty

Location: 46-1 Sanggyo-ri, Bungnae-myeon, Yeoju-gun, Gyeonggi-do

This is a granite pagoda built in the 2nd Year of King Gyeongjong (977) of Goryeo Danasty, 19 years after Wonjongdaesa’s entrance into nirvana. Shaped in an octagon, popular from the late Silla to early Goryeo period, and finely engraved, it shows the characteristics of the time in which it was built. For example, the structure is made of square low-stones consisting of four pieces standing on wide ground stones of also four pieces. This pagoda has a wider bottom and its body shape is large. Designs engraved on the round and well-shaped middle-stone are outstanding. The big-eyed dragon looking to the west is very dynamic. Around the dragon, four other dragons are flying through clouds, all of which are delicate and magnificent. Behind the middle-stone, a turtle is showing its back, which is a not a common design. The thick top-stone has lotus flowers, which seem to be in order. The body stone of the pagoda is carved in an octagonal shape, on which doors and the Fours Devas are carved in turn. The octagonal roof stone is also made of a single stone. A dragon is wandering through a sea of clouds on the middle stone and flying fairies are carved on the ceiling of the roof stone, which implies that this place is heaven. On horizontal eaves, Over ‘jeonkak’, fernbrake shaped flowers are engraved, three of which were destroyed. On the top, eight stripes support the ‘sangryun’ and ‘bogae’ is on ‘bokbal’ on which octagonal ‘noban’ and ‘hwamun’ are decorated. Both of the ‘boryun’ and ‘boju’ have been preserved and are in good shape.

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