Beopju Temple and Mt. Songni

Beopju Temple and Mt. Songni

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Beopjusa is a Buddhist temple at the foot of Mt. Songni. It was established in 553 CE. It is one of a few temples that retain the spirit of antiquity because it somehow preserves its paint and construction materials without adding the crude colors and feel of tacky modernity, and it does not hang banners announcing religious programs.






Monks' quarters






Note the fading Taegeuk, Korea's symbol of yin-yang. It's actually a tri-color taegeuk (sam taegeuk); red and blue, the colors in the original taegeuk, represent earth and heaven respectively, and yellow the added color in the tri-color taegeuk, represents humanity.






At the beginning of the path up Mt. Songri.











Nursing stumps are not all that rare, but a nursing rock?






Mt. Songni has a great display of rocks and stones, from huge boulders left by glaciers to smooth river stones for cairns erected by passing pilgrims and hikers.

















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