The container of Tibetan sutra in the period of Koryo
Cultural Relic
Buddhism
3D model of cultural relics
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Korean cultural relics
Cultural relics from the Goryeo period
Container for storing scriptures during the Goryeo period
Buddhist scripture box
Gold plated copper Buddhist scripture box
Tibetan scripture container
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Coin
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This relic is a box of sutras known as the "container of Tibetan sutras", from the Korean Koryo period (918-1392) around 1100 AD. It is made of gold-plated copper with embossed decorations, and the overall dimensions are 10.2 x 6.5 x 1.5cm. This sutra box was once used to preserve miniature Buddhist sacred texts. By hammering the reverse side, the front and back of the box are engraved with relief designs depicting a peaceful pond boy holding a huge lotus in his hand and a pair of mandarin ducks swimming. These playing boys may represent the newly born soul in the Pure Land. Collected at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
