jan 1, 760 - Sokkuram

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Buddhist temple constructed in Silla Korea that exhibited religious syncretism bw Buddhic, Vedic, and indigenous Korean inspiration

- Depicted International Sangha: Provided fledgling, independent Silla state Buddhism’s “cosmopolitan credentials”
- Mathematical precision and mandala pattern: Imagined as a “spiritual force-field” to protect the state from evil forces and spirits
- - - Circular like Indian designs
- Chinese designs normally rectangular…
- Resembled Korean neolithic burial Sodos

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