Relief History The “Stone Buddhas in Four Directions in Hwajeon-ri” is located in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do in the southern foothills of Mt. Obongsan (225.3 m). This four-sided stone relief was first discovered in 1983. When it was discovered, the four-sided stone relief was damaged, and it was also partially buried. It’s estimated that this relief was first created around 527 A.D. in the Baekje Kingdom (18 B.C. – 660 A.D.) after the completion of King Muryeonng of Baekje’s Tomb in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do. The “Stone Buddhas in Four Directions in Hwajeon-ri” is the earliest four-sided stone Buddha relief in Korea. This relief is closely related in style to the “Rock-carved Buddha Triad…