Busan City designates Seonamsa Temple Amitabha Buddha and Sinjungdo as designated cultural heritage sites

Busan City announced on the 30th that it has designated and announced the Seonamsa Temple Amitabha Buddha and Shinjungdo as designated cultural heritage of Busan Metropolitan City.

This work was finally designated as a 'cultural heritage material' and a 'tangible cultural heritage' respectively after prior deliberation and notice by the city's National Heritage Committee.

Seonamsa Temple, located at the foot of Baekyangsan Mountain, is an ancient temple in Busan that is believed to have been founded during the Silla Dynasty. Through this designation, it now houses a total of six cultural heritage items.

The Seonamsa Amitabha Buddha painting was created in 1918 at Seonamsa Temple in Geumjeongsan Mountain, Seo-myeon, Dongrae-gun, and was enshrined in the main shrine.

This Buddhist painting clearly shows the early painting style of the Buddhist monk Wanho in the modern era, as its production period, enshrinement location, and painting quality are clear.

Seonamsa Temple's Shinjungdo is a Buddhist painting created and enshrined at Seonamsa Temple in 1870, confirming its historical origins in donations from local residents of Gaeunpo, Dongrae-bu Dadae-myeon, Saha-myeon Goejeong, and Dujung-ri.

The artist who created it, Wonseon, is the person who painted 'The Four Heavenly Kings of Beomeosa Temple' in 1869, and it has important value as a reference example for understanding his painting style and activities, of which extant relics are scarce.