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.