Yangseong Stone Standing Buddha

This Buddhist statue is located next to a hackberry tree at the entrance of Gujang-ri Village, Yangseong-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, and is revered as a Maitreya Buddha by the villagers. The statue is a standing Buddha with a mandorla, carved in high relief from a trimmed granite slab. It features large eyes, a flat nose, protruding straight lips, a short chin, and elongated ears, with a somewhat slender face and a ushnisha of snail-shell curls. The neck clearly shows three lines, and the arms and hands are thin and small, giving a somewhat dwarfed impression. The mudra is formed with the right hand in the abhaya mudra and the left hand raised in front of the chest. The mudra, which should protrude forward from the body, is carved in relief attached to the body, appearing slightly awkward. The robe covering the body in a universal style forms cascading folds on both arms and a U-shaped pattern on the abdomen. The upper part of the mandorla is slightly damaged, and no other patterns are visible on the mandorla. Roof tiles are scattered around, and a prayer stone is placed in front of the statue, with a lotus pattern carved on its upper surface. On the front of the prayer stone, three an sang (eye-shaped patterns) are carved, and on the side, one an sang is carved.