[Treasures From National Museum of Korea] Sarira Reliquaries from the Five-story Brick Pagoda of Songnimsa Temple

Period: Unified Silla period Provenance: Chilgok-gun, North Gyeongsang Province Materials: Metal, gilt-bronze Dimensions: H. 22.3 cm Designation: Treasure 325-1,2,3 Discovered in 1959 during repair work for the Five-story Brick Pagoda in Songnimsa Temple in Chilgok-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, this pavilion-shaped miniature stupa is one of the sarira reliquaries. A sarira reliquary is an ornate container used in Buddhism to enshrine bead-like objects found in the cremated ashes of the Buddha