이 불상이 있는 사찰은 신라 성덕왕 19년에 창건되어 고려 말에 폐사되었으며 그 후지금의 용화사가 건립되었다고 한다.
The temple with this Buddha statue was founded in the 19th year of King Seongdeok of Silla and was closed at the end of Goryeo. After that, the current Yonghwasa temple was constructed.