Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum) at Seokguram, United Silla Period

WHO: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum) with Eleven Heads
WHAT: Stone Relief Sculpture
WHEN: United Silla Period, second half of eighth century
WHERE: Seokguram (Stone Buddha Temple), Korea
WHY: Temple commissioned by King Gyoengdoek to honor those who were his parents in a previous lifetime (eleven-headed form of Avalokiteshvara was a protector of the people)
HOW: Granite sculpture carved in International Tang Style