Highlights
Sarira Reliquaries from the Five-story Brick Pagoda of Songnimsa Temple
- Nationality/Period
Unified Silla Period
- Provenance
Chilgok-gun
- Materials
Metal - Gold
- Category
clothes - Accessories - Others
- Dimensions
D. 2.9cm T. 0.8cm
- Designation
Treasure325-5
- Accession Number
Sinsu333
Discovered in 1959 during repair work on the Five-story Brick Pagoda in Songnimsa Temple in Chilgok-gun, North Gyeongsang-do Province, this pavilion-shaped miniature stupa is one of the sarira reliquaries, including a glass cup and bottle, contained within a tortoise-shaped stone chest stored in the brick pagoda. This circular gold object is ornamented with concentric circles incised at regular intervals on both sides. Its precise original use is unknown, but some believe that it is related with the dharma wheel, a symbol of the Buddha’s law.