This is the National Cheonju Museum in Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea.

This is the National Museum of Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea. Human life has changed and developed in various ways through the use of metal. In ancient times, metal was used to establish the authority of the ruling class, and in the Middle Ages and early modern times, it was widely used as the main material for metal crafts that contained practicality and beauty. In Chungcheongbuk-do, along with the development of local culture, metal culture flourished greatly in the areas of Buddhist crafts and daily life crafts. With the support of the royal family and aristocrats, many temples were built in this area, and as the prestige of the temples expanded, various metal offering tools for offering to Buddha were created. In particular, monks at temples such as Sanoesa Temple, Heungdeoksa Temple, Yongdusa Temple, and Sungsunsa Temple in Chungju created various types of metal offering tools to use for practice or Buddhist ceremonies, and they contained religious meanings. The living relics and daily life tools and accessories found in tombs in Chungcheongbuk-do show the lifestyle of this region well. When you look at spoons, locks, ornaments with ornate patterns, and mirrors with traces of life, you can see what precious items people in the past used in their daily lives and took with them to their graves. In Buddhism, the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are the most important objects of offering. Offering to the Buddha is called 'bul-gongyang', offering to the Dharma is called 'beop-gongyang', and offering to the Sangha is called 'seung-gongyang'. It is said that offering all three of these will bring infinite merit. Among these, the Buddha is the most important object of reverence, and monks and believers would place human-shaped Buddha statues and paintings in the temple and worship day and night. They would look at the image of the Buddha or recite passages from the scriptures, hoping that their sincerity and wishes would be conveyed. In early Buddhism, monks would receive food offered by believers in an offering bowl called 'balu' and eat it. For monks, it was a way of practicing to let go of possessiveness and humble oneself, and for believers, it was a way of accumulating favors by doing good deeds. Food became the most basic offering, and especially during the Goryeo Dynasty, banseung were often held to gather monks in one place and share food. Food offered on the altar symbolizes the profound teachings of the Buddha. Buddhism is likened to delicious food and is called 'beopmi, beopmi, and beopjimi. A lamp is considered a light that illuminates the darkness and a symbol of enlightenment. In Buddhism, the state of the mind that is full of afflictions and cannot see the truth is likened to ignorance, which is likened to darkness. The teachings of the Buddha are likened to a lamp that brightens this ignorance and helps us to discard foolish thoughts and see the truth. For this reason, the Buddhist law is called 'beopdong, beopgwang,' and 'beopgeo,' and monks spreading and inheriting the Buddhist law are called 'jeondeung. Since the temperature is high and the humidity is high in India, people often have bad smells, so from ancient times, there was a custom of applying fragrances to the body or burning incense to purify clothes or indoor air. As this became the method of worshipping Buddha in Buddhism, people began to burn incense or apply incense to their bodies before asking for Buddha's teachings. In Buddhism, incense is said to be a purifying agent that removes bad odors and eliminates the troubles and stains of life and death. In Buddhism, if there is an outstanding attack, it is likened to incense and called 'Gyehyang', 'Hyehyang', and 'Haetalhyang', and when raising the Buddha's house, incense is also used and called 'Hyangsil' or 'Hyangjeon'. The voice of Buddha is clear and wonderful, and it spreads throughout the world, and all who hear it obtain the oil of enlightenment. The voice of Buddha sounds like the sound of blessings beating in the sky, and sometimes it sounds similar to the sound of birds, so all who hear it feel joy and delight. For this reason, when worshipping Buddha, various instruments that produce clear sounds, such as the temple bell, the gong, and the bara, were used. The sound from the temple bell makes people want to rely on Buddha and ask for salvation, and it saves sentient beings from suffering. "The clear sound of the bell resonates all the way to the northern mountain peaks, and all who hear and see it believe and truly plant a beautiful relationship." In the text engraved on the King Seongdeok's Divine Bell Gold is a metal that symbolizes the sun, and has been used as a symbol of authority or currency since ancient times. It is easy to stretch and expand, and can be elaborately crafted with embossing and single-grain techniques, so it became a material for gorgeous accessories. Silver is harder than gold, so it is practical and has an antibacterial effect. Metal crafts developed in earnest during the Three Kingdoms period, when gold and silver were used to make crowns, belts, and earrings that symbolized the authority of the ruling class. #Domestic travel #Travel plans #February travel subsidy event