Ever since the introduction of Buddhism in Korea, the reliquaries of Korea had been influenced by Chinese reliquaries like other Buddhist arts. Under such influences, however, the original forms and types could have been developed in Unified Silla. Such original development was viable due to the distinctive practice of ?ar?ra cult. This thesis tries to understand the original style of the reliquaries of ancient Korea by studying the Chinese influences from Three Kingdom period to Balhae.*br* Although Goguryeo encountered Buddhism firstly, it was ancient Silla which developed the culture of sari reliquaries and sari cult most. At the first year of Renshou when Wenti of Sui dynasty made nation-wide offerings of ?ar?ra, the envoys of Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla brought the sari offering to Korean peninsular. In the small number of the extant reliquaries, we can find strong Chinese influences. The forms of several reliquaries such as square box made of stone and round container with a round lid are similar to those of ancient Chinese reliquaries. What distinguishes Korean ?ar?ra faith to Chinese ?ar?ra faith is the early development of the faith of dharma sari which places sutra inside a pagoda.*br* We can find the unique features of Unified Silla in the early reliquaries such as those from east and west pagodas of Gameunsaji although the influences of Sui china and Tang China were still visible. The Chinese influences are found in the existence of inner containers similar to those from Famensi Temple (708) and the decoration of four guardians, which influences were brought to Korea by traveling monks to China. The distinctive Korean style is found in the arrangement and composition of a reliquary and the development of technique of metal craft.*br* From the early eighth century, a new kind of the cult of dharma ?ar?ra started, which worshiped darani offering along with the introduction of Ra?rnivirnalavi?ubh?prabh?n?rna-dh?raru. The Buddhist relie worship based on the sutra persisted by the mid ninth century producing original styles of Korean reliquaries.*br* From the ninth century, the Unified Silla developed an original form of reliquaries such as pot-like containers. The Chinese influences persisted in the reliquaries of the mid ninth century in six-sided or eight-sided round containers. They, however, shows original styles from the early period in terms of technique and iconography.*br* In Balhae, which was founded after the fall of Goguryeo, various types of reliquaries developed along with the flourishing Buddhism. The reliquaries of Balhae were influenced by Chinese reliquaries as can be shown in rectangular containers, seven-folds containers, pagodas on the tomb of lay people.*br* We can find many similarities between the reliquaries of China and Korea in ancient times, since Chinese reliquaries influenced Korean ones a lot in terms of forms and types. The introduction of a new container was possible with the exchange with China. Before the early eighth century, the Chinese impacts were strong. After the unification of the Three Dynasties, the reliquaries of Unified Silla could establish a unique style which is distinct from Chinese reliquaries. It was possible due to changes in international relations and the development of dharma faith based on Ra?rnivirnalavi?ubh?prabh?n?rna-dh?raru. The reliquaries from the late eighth century show distinctive development. Although there are still Chinese influences in the forms of some reliquaries, it was composition of reliquaries as a single set, expression, iconography, techniques that revealed the distinctive style of Korean reliquaries.*br* Korean art, although under persistent Chinese influences, made original development of its own style. The original development of reliquaries of the Unified Silla could be traced in more concrete ways due to the comparison with Chinese reliquaries. The reliquaries of Korea are important art works showing the original character of ancient Korean Buddhist art.