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SOUTH KOREA

Baekje Historic Areas

The essence of Buddhist art culture

Year of Inscription: 2015

Baekje (18 BC–660 AD) was established in the former Mahan region of the

southwestern part of the Korean peninsula after the ancient Fuyu people

migrated from the northeastern part of China. “The Three Kingdoms” of

Korea is refer to Baekje, Goguryeo and Silla Kingdom. In 384 AD,

Buddhism was introduced to Baekje from China.

The Horyu-ji Temple of Nara is said to have been built by Baekje

craftsmen to transfer the art of pagoda and wood structure from China to

Japan. In the ancient books from Horyuji Temple, there is a bodhisattva

弥勒寺遗址
from the Baekje Kingdom, which is the Japanese national treasure Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda

Kudara Kannon (Baekje Guanyin). (韩国 Korea: 1978）

There are not many buildings left in the Baekje era. The most

representative and artistic is the site of the Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda

(Maitreya Temple). It was collapsed due to lightning. The unearthed

cultural relics excavated at the site reached a total of 683 pieces.