Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple

Tabo Pagoda of Pohyonsa Buddhist temple
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	보현사사각구층탑
Hancha	普賢寺四角九層塔
Revised Romanization	Bohyeonsa-sagakgucheungtap
McCune–Reischauer	Pohyŏnsa-sagakkuch'ŭngt'ap
Alternative name
Chosŏn'gŭl	다보탑
Hancha	多寶塔
Revised Romanization	Dabotap
McCune–Reischauer	Tabot'ap

The Tabo Pagoda of the Pohyonsa Buddhist temple located at Mt. Myohyang, Hyangam-ri, Hyangsan County, North Phyongan Province, North Korea. It is listed as a National Treasure of North Korea.^[1] A one-third model of the Pagoda is on display at the Korean Central History Museum.^[2]

Details[]

Also known as the "Pagoda of many treasures", this structure is a two-storey pagoda. The first storey consists of a platform with four stone staircases leading up to the elevated portion. Here, four pillars create a sheltered area that is thought to once have held a Buddhist statue. The second central stage is made of a simple cornice with rounded, beam-like blocks of granite.^[3]

The pagoda is the feminine counterpart to the masculine Sokka Pagoda of the ; it inspired the design of the French Embassy in Seoul by Korean architect .^[4]

References[]

^ "The 13-storeyed Octagonal Pagoda of the Pohyon Temple". naenara.com.kp. Korea Computer Center in DPRKorea & Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2014 [2003]. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
^ The Korean Central History Museum. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
^ "Pul-guk-sa Temple". University of Idaho. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
^ Ui Ahn, Byung (Autumn 1989). "Remembrances: Kim Chung-up". Koreana. Korea Foundation: 18–21. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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[naenara-1] "The 13-storeyed Octagonal Pagoda of the Pohyon Temple". naenara.com.kp. Korea Computer Center in DPRKorea & Foreign Languages Publishing House. 2014 [2003]. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

[2] The Korean Central History Museum. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

[3] "Pul-guk-sa Temple". University of Idaho. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

[4] Ui Ahn, Byung (Autumn 1989). "Remembrances: Kim Chung-up". Koreana. Korea Foundation: 18–21. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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