Sunday, 23 November 2014

Giving Prayer at Bulguksa Temple, Gyeongju


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Bulguksa, the shrine of Buddha on earth, located in Gyeongju in the middle slopes of Mount Tohamsan. Pebangunannya takes place under the supervision of Prime Minister Kim Dae-seong in the year to 10,
in the days of King Gyeongdeok ruling in Silla (751 years). This temple depicts the earthly and heavenly dwelling. Ditandaki mundane world with the Buddha statue in the Lotus Sutra positions. Heaven are governed by Amithaba Buddha depicted in the book Life Constant, and the other is heaven Land Blessed with Perfect in Vairocana, Buddha glorious as described in Avatamska Sutra.

Seokgatap and Dabotap are two buildings that attracted the most attention because of its architectural style. Both are intended to honor the Buddha Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna (Buddha for treasure in abundance). Second pagoda depicts Buddha lived in the temple, which shows the desire of people Silla can be like Buddha in the secular world.

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On the eastern slopes of Mount Tohamsan, tucked Seokguram Grotto, a hermitage of Bulguksa were then known also built by Dae-seong. Sanctum of granite is more flavor religious in this place. Technology in architecture and handwork population flawless Silla inimembuat this place to be very remarkable in the world of religious art.

Seokguram consists of a front room with reliefs of eight guardian deities and two Vajrapani; short corridor where there are carved four heavenly kings; and the main round building that perpetuate the Buddha, Shakyamuni Tathagata (the Incarnation of Truth) in the center of the room. Along the lower part of the circular wall, there is a relief Avalokitesvara with 11 face, ten disciples, Manjusri, Sakradevanam Indra, Mahabrahmandah, and Samantabhadra.

Due to its function as a central belief in the Buddha, who is also very aesthetically pleasing, and is built with high technology, Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram included by UNESCO in the list of World Cultural Heritage in December 1995.

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This place is open to the protesters starting at 07:00 to 18:00 every day.
To get to this place, from the inter-city bus terminal Gyeongju, express bus terminal, or Gyeongju Station, take bus 10 or 11 that led to Bulguksa Temple. Get off at Bulguksa Temple. If you take a bus, travel time about 40 minutes, but if you take a taxi trip you just 20-25 minutes.
 

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