“The Standing Stone Buddha (Treasure No. 426) is situated 10m away from the Stone Statues of the Seven Buddhas. It is a rock-carved Buddha dating from the Goryeo Dynasty in a form that is rarely observed in Korea.

There are back illuminating adornments of the statues of Buddha, which are called the Juhyeonggeosingwang, with a distinction between the head and body illuminations. For the head illumination, there is a carving of two circles, with a lotus flower pattern near the head and a flame pattern outside, whereas there are cloud and flame patterns in the body illumination. The Standing Stone Buddha shows distinctive features on the Buddha’s face, and it even gives off a rigid appearance. The imposing look on the face, the eyes that seem to be gazing afar in prayer, and proud appearance exuded by the shoulders demonstrate the power and cultural capacity of the early Goryeo Dynasty.”