Name: Buddha of Obong temple site Appointment Category: Tangible cultural property No. 131 Location: Gomun-li San 78, Yeoncheon-eup, Yeoncheon-gun Date of Appointment: May 10, 1986

About Cultural Properties
-Dimension: 2.5 m in width, approx. 4m in girth
-Shape: Bell shaped main body on rectangular platform
Buddha of Obong temple site is a pagoda for preserving relics of a monk, a bell shaped Buddha, which was popular throughout Chosun Dynasty since late Goryo era. The height is 2.07m and the width is 3.17m. It has clean and elegant look, and the material is tuff. Bell shaped main stone is placed on the rectangular platform. The upper part is rather large compared to other bell shaped Buddhas, which is unique in this Buddha.

The upper part of the main stone is decorated with lotus flower pattern, and clear thick band is distinctive. From fine writing of ‘the tombstone of high priest of Obong, promote lights of Buddha’ on a monument built in 1982, it is indicated that this is a Buddha of a renowned priest called high priest of Obong who contributed greatly to the development of the temple. There are traces of bullets on the surface, and support of the tombstone remains nearby.