Miamsa Rice Rock and the World's Largest Reclining Buddha

Miamsa. Reclining Buddha. Rice Rock. Address: 128 Miam-gil, Seongchung-ro, Naesan-myeon, Buyeo, Chungnam. Inquiries: 041 832 1188. At the entrance of Miamsa, the world's largest reclining Buddha and other statues are lined up along the path. If you climb a slight slope, you will find Rice Rock next to the Daeungjeon Hall of Miamsa. According to legend, Rice Rock is a large flint rock shaped like a person. During the reign of King Mu of Baekje, an old woman named Yushi was praying for 100 days when Avalokitesvara appeared in her dream, took three grains of rice from a gourd, threw them into a crack in the rock, and ascended to the sky. From the next day, enough rice to eat for a day came out of the crack, allowing the old woman to live a peaceful life. However, one day, greed overtook her, and she poked the crack with a stick. The rice stopped coming out, and instead, dark red blood flowed. Since then, no more rice came out. People named the rock 'Rice Rock' to warn against greed and built a temple at the place where the old woman prayed, calling it Miamsa.