January 27, 2025
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Historical Relic Sambul Rock

Date: 26/01/2025 | Source: Rodong Sinmun (En) | Read original version at source

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Sambul Rock, a historical relic depicting Buddhist saints is situated in Inner Kumgang-ri, Kumgang County, Kangwon Province. It was made in the period of Koryo (918-1392).

Three Buddhist saints (Amitabha, Sakyamuni and Maitreya) with height of 3.7 meters and width of 1.3 meters are inscribed in the rock which is 8 meters high and 9 meters long.

Carved on the back side of the rock are 60 small Buddhist images in the same area as the front side and two Buddhist saints.

The sculpture depicting three Buddhist saints is characterized by its unique and well-organized method.

Sambul Rock is of great significance in studying Buddhist images embossed on a cliff in the period of Koryo.

As a precious historical relic well showing the distinguished sculptural art of our ancestors, it is well preserved and managed thanks to the policy of the Workers’ Party of Korea on protecting the cultural heritage of the nation.

Rodong Sinmun

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