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Welcome to David Mason's San-shin Website
all about Korean Mountain-spirits and their shrines,
Korea's sacred peaks and mountain-worship traditions
Introduction to San-shin (Korean Mountain-spirits)

What Makes a Korean Mountain "Sacred"?

Which Korean Mountains are Most Sacred?

San-shin and Asian Religions
Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, Shamanism and Daoism

San-shin as a Spiritual Path
OTHER  FEATURE  ARTICLES:

Order my books
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about  David A. Mason
KyungHee Univ Campus Views  1  2

RAS Lecture on  Sacred Jiri-san
in Seoul  in January 2007

Tour to a Buddhist San-shin
Ceremony in Seoul, 2005 & 2006,
held again on May 2nd 2007 !

History & Culture of Korean Green Tea
the Best new Book on Korean Green Tea

Endorsement by "Do-ol" Kim Yong-ok

The Baekdu-daegan -- Korea's Energy-Spine

Korea's version of Feng Shui -- Pungsu-jiri

Doseon-guksa, Korea's great Geomancer


Gangbuk-gu District Advisory Commission
and PR-Ambassador of Samgak-san
Shawn and Yu-mi's Wedding April 2007
Shamanism Seminar Nov 2007
North California Trip Feb 2008


Dr. Zo Zayong, my mentor
Lauren Deutsch's Article on Zo Zayong
Our 2004 Visit to his Center & Tomb, and Rituals
BOOKS by Zo Zayong


On-line Articles and
Extensive On-line Interview

St. Patrick's Day Festival March 2007

Reviews of the San-shin book

NEW book "Passage to Korea"

July 2006 Article in Morning Calm
magazine, by Michael Breen

Munhwa-ilbo Article, in Korean

our trip to China's Tai-shan Oct 2006
China's Song-shan Shaolin Temple
North China's Buddhist Sites

Korea's Sam-Taegeuk Symbol

my visit to India Dec 2006


Sam-hwangje Baehyang:
Ceremony for Three Ming Emperors
in Gapyeong County


Tour to Gyeongju & Andong for US
Ambassador Vershbow & Family, Dec 05


Korea's Top-20 Buddhist Temples


San-shin Ritual was held in
North Korea in March 2002!
with the Diamond Mountains and the
Tomb of Korea's Founder-King Dan-gun
and Paintings of Holy Hwan-ung
Ryongtong-sa Temple of Gaeseong City


10-ox Paintings of Danseok-san Cheonju-sa

Goryeo Artworks from North Korea


Mongyu-dowon-do
"Dream-Journey to the Immortal-Peach
Orchard" -- Korea's best landscape painting

Old Korean Shamanic Fans

Major Neo-Confucian Ceremony
at Seoul's "Temple of Heaven"


New Text & Photos on San-shin's Links
with Korean Zen Buddhism

More San-shin Folk-tales

San-shin and Korean Ginseng

Answers to Questions

Corrections to the First Printing

sacred mountains index

New Gen

Korean Christianity

LEM  handmade Fashions
SACRED  KOREAN  MOUNTAINS:

Taebaek-san -- the ultra-sacred
Grand White Mountain
Hambaek-san -- Korea's Rodney-Dangerfield Mtn


Gyeryong-san:
Rooster-Dragon Mountain-spirit Festival,
the Golden-Dragon Hermitage,
many fascinating temples & shrines,
and the Male & Female Dragon Ponds


Sacred Mountains of Seoul:
the Bukhan-san Range
Samgak-san, the Northern Guardian
2007 Shamanic Sanshin Rituals
Gwanak-san, the Southern Guardian
Hike on Samseong-san Oct 05
Bulam-san, Buddha-Rock Mountain
Inwang-san, the Shamanic Capital
Tours to a Buddhist San-shin Ceremony at
Samgak-san Wangryeong-sa in 2005, 6 & 7


Jiri-san
Exquisite-Wisdom Mountain
2004 & 2006 Namak-je [Southern Peak Ceremony]
the Heavenly-King Peak  National-Holy-Mother  San-shin
Cheoneun-sa -- the Hidden-Spring Temple
Hwaeom-sa -- Avatamsaka Monestary
Cheonghak-dong: the Azure-Crane Village
Three Sages Palace - Korea's Daoist Utopia
Ssanggye-sa: Choi Chi-won & 6th Patriarch
Korea's Original Green Tea Center
Chilbul-sa -- Temple of Seven Prince-Buddhas
Yeongok-sa and Doseon-daesa's Budo
Sudo-am -- nation's largest Sanshin-gak
Sangseon-am, remote meditation hemitage
Banya-bong -- the Prajna Wisdom Peak
Our Hike up the Legendary "Python Valley"
Yeongwon-sa and Godam-sa
Beobhwa-san -- Dharma-Blossom Peak
Shilsang-sa:  one of the "Nine Zen Temples"
Beobgye-sa, one of Korea's highest temples
Daewon-sa  and  Naewon-sa  on the East
Juji-sa & Yeowon-am on the Baekdu-daegan
Deokchi-ri Pass BDDG Monument
Video of my Jan 2007 RAS Lecture



Sogni-san National Park:
Enlightenment Temple and Alpine Altar
Beobju-sa with my Students  Nov 2006


Gaya-san, the Mountain
of Buddha's Enlightenment
featuring Haein-sa and its hermitages

New -- from Yeongdeok-gun County:
Dragon-Rock Temple
in Juwang-san National Park


Chilgap-san -- Peak with 7 Limbs

Hwangak-san  Jikji-sa  & Samseong-am

Ganghwa-do -- Island of Holy Mountains

Sobaek-san -- Home of Biro Buddha
At the San-shin-gak of Biseul-san
Nam-jijang-sa Temple south of
Daegu City, Autumn 1999.  Photo
by my old friend Kwon Soon-il.