Bongjeong Temple
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This
is embarrassing, having to start off with a borrowed photo. I couldn't
get one of the entrance (the steep approach prevents an inclusive shot),
so I borrowed this one from Yeongnam
Ilbo. Anyway, Bongjeong Temple is in the beautiful environs of Andong.
It was built in the seventh century, and looks like it. "Dale's
Korean Temple Adventures" is probably the best website for additional
information about Bongjeong Temple and for most other Korean temples.
The
main entrance. Note how the land drops down on the right.
The
main door. Quite modest for a temple this size. Most temples' main doors
have the guardians of the four directions, two on each side.
The
Dharma drum. You can see the temple's humble main door in the bottom left
corner. And of course we have the ubiquitous photo-enhancing fire extinguisher
on the right.
The
main hall
The
entrance to Bongjeong Temple's Yeongsan Hermitage. The movie Why Has
Bodhi Darhma Left for the East? starts off at this hermitage. (You
can see views of the hermitage at this Yahoo
page, starting at 1 min 55 sec.)
Inside
Yeongsan Hermitage
Looking
back towards the entrance.
Outside
the hermitage
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