Period: Unified Silla Period Materials: Stone Dimensions: H. 170.0cm, W. 92.0cm Designation: National Treasure 104 Unlike stone pagodas built to enshrine the Buddha’s relics, stupas containing the remains of eminent monks are generally smaller and more varied in design. Such stupas began to be built in earnest during the late Unified Silla period (676–935), as the nine major monasteries of the Seon, or Zen, school were established. The Seon school emphasized personal enlightenment. Stupas were e
It is a stone stupa from the Unified Silla period, designated as National Treasure 104, measuring 170 cm in height.
It belongs to the Unified Silla period, which lasted from 676 to 935.
The stupa is made of stone.
Stupas were built to enshrine the remains of eminent monks and emphasize personal enlightenment in the Seon school.