A plaque with Chinese characters written on it was displayed in the Museoljeon.
The hall in the photo is Museoljeon. It is one of the halls in Bulguksa, a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple. Museoljeon is the oldest building in Bulguksa, and was once used as a school for lectures on the Hua Yan Sutra. Under the eaves hangs a plaque written in Chinese characters.
Like Japan, Korea was under the strong influence of China, although today only the Hangul alphabet stands out. In other words, the official script was recognized as Chinese characters. Hangul was therefore considered a lowly script used by commoners, women, and children who had no knowledge of the language. It would have been similar to how Chinese characters were called mana, the "official characters" for kana (dummy characters), which were created in Japan based on Chinese characters.
| Oct 2008 ARCHITECTURE SOUTH KOREA | |
| GYEONGJU HALL TABLET TEMPLE WORLD HERITAGE SITE |
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PHOTO DATA
No
2149
Shooting Date
Jul 2008
Posted On
October 28, 2008
Modified On
January 16, 2023
Place
Gyeongju, South Korea
Genre
Architectural Photography
Camera
CANON EOS 1V
Lens
EF85MM F1.2L II USM
