Relief on the Rock in Mireukseonwon Temple

In this post, I’ll take a closer look at the rock engraved with the Buddha.
Buddha’s body was carved on the rock, whereas there was a separate head statue of the Buddha.

Usually, there are three Buddha statues in Deawungjeon ( specific temple which worship the Buddha statue ).

Among the three of them, the middle one is the most important and powerful Buddha.
On both sides of it, there are Bodhisattva and another Buddha.

Two Bodhisattvas were engraved on this rock.
One of them looked clearly, but the other one was left only half of it.
The edge of the rock was destroyed.

I guessed this rock was moved from somewhere else.
It seemed like that it was destroyed in the process of moving it.

The lower part of the Bodhisattva was also destroyed.
I couldn’t clarify what kind of Bodhisattvas it was, but its face looked like Bodhisattva of great compassion

This bodhisattva is called Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit.
She cares for the poor with endless mercy and tolerance.

Also, there was the other rock engraved with Shakyamuni Buddha sitting on louts.

Although the complete figure was not engraved, I could see the hand and foot clearly.

It was a rare case that the foot or hand of Buddha was carved.