Hapcheon Museum Hosts 7th Special Exhibition

Only the Temple Site and the Method Reflecting the Heart Remain in Baegam-ri

Hapcheon Museum Special Exhibition Poster (Photo by Hapcheon-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Hapcheon Museum in Gyeongnam announced on the 12th that it will hold the 7th special exhibition from October 13 to December 13, 2020.

This special exhibition, titled "Only the Dharma Lantern that Reflects the Heart Remains" at the Baegam-ri Temple Site, was prepared to showcase the excavation results of the Baegam-ri temple site, which is now in ruins with only the temple site remaining, but was one of the representative temples of Hapcheon during the Unified Silla period and maintained its influence until the early Joseon Dynasty.

The Baegam-ri temple site is recorded as Baeg-eomsa (伯嚴寺) or Baegamsa (白巖寺) in the "Bongamsa Jeongjin Daesa Five-story Pagoda Stele" in Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, the "Samguk Yusa," and the "Annals of the Joseon Dynasty." It was a representative temple of the Heiyang Mountain Sect, one of the nine Seon (Zen) sects of the Unified Silla period.

Two trial excavations in 2005 and 2008 unearthed Buddhist relics such as gilt-bronze Buddha statues and sarira relic fragments, providing important clues to clarify the nature of the site.

Currently, at the Baegam-ri temple site remain the Baegam-ri Stone Lantern, designated Treasure No. 381, and the Daedongsa Stone Seated Buddha Statue, Gyeongsangnam-do Tangible Cultural Property No. 42.

Through this special exhibition, the Hapcheon Museum expects it to be an opportunity to once again confirm the splendid Buddhist culture of Hapcheon, which had many large temples during the Unified Silla period.

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