This stone standing Buddhist statue in Haeinsa Temple not only lost its mandorla (Buddhist halo of light) and pedestal, the neck and feet are cut off and the shoulders and arms are also broken.

The yukgye (a protuberance on top of the head symbolizing supreme wisdom),shaped like a topknot on the baldhead, is relatively small. The face is a long oval including the hair but it is worn out and damaged. The body, which is small compared to the head, looks like a stone pillar with hardly any curves. The right arm is bent at the elbow with the hand held to the chest. The left hand is held down and both arms are attached to the body. The clothing covering the narrow square shoulders flows from the shoulders at an angle to shape a sharp 'V' that changes into a 'U' at the waist, flowing in between the legs.

This is an important piece that shows the Buddhist statue style of the late Unified Silla Period in its unbalanced body and flat formal clothing.

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Name of Cultural Properties   Haeinsaseokjoyeoraeipsang(Stone standing buddha statue of Haeinsa Temple)

This badly damaged image is believed to have been made in the closing years of the Unified Silla period(668-935) or the beginning of the Goryeo period(918-1392). The folds of the robe are carved in a style prevailing during late Silla but the stiffness of the image is in keeping with Goryeo Buddhas. Its halo and pedestal are missing. The usnisa, the protuberance on top of the head symbolic of wisdom, is rather small.