Geometric Elevation of Seokguram

Gyeongju, Korea

According to studies by Kang Woo-Bang, following up earlier work by Yoneda Miyoji, the Seokguram grotto was constructed according to a thoroughly worked-out geometric pattern. See: Kang Woo-bang, "The Art of Avatamsaka Sutra in the Unified Silla Period," Transmitting the Forms of Divinity, pp. 168-177.