Doryang Korean “Residences” or Especially Sacred Sites of Deities 도량, 道場, dàochǎng, bodhimanda |
Korea's historic Seowon (Neo-Confucian Academies-with-Shrines) might be considered doryang of the Sages they enshrine, such as An Hyang, Toegye Yi Hwang, Yulgok Yi I and so-on, even though this concept is mostly a Buddhist one. the Four Greatest Seowon |
Korea's Founder-King Dan-gun is especially venerated at some sites, which could then be considered his doryang: Taebaek-san, the ultra-holy Grand White Mountain Jiri-san Three Sages Palace - Korea's Daoist Utopia "Tomb of Dan-gun" in NK 1994 2011 Baekdu-san, the Holy White-Head used as a symbol Guwol-san -- Nine Moons & Dan-gun |
The most prominent sites for veneration of Mireuk-bul [Maitreya the Future Buddha] and his current-anticipatory form Mireuk-bosal [Maitreya the Bodhisattva of Future Salvation] are concentrated in Korea's southwest corner, and could be considered his doryang: Iksan City Mireuk-san Mireuk-saji Gimje City Moak-san Geumsan-sa Hwasun County Sumun-san Unju-sa Daejo-sa's Huge Maitreya Statue Nonsan Gwanchok-sa: Famously-Weird Mireuk |
Three mountain-areas along the Baekdu-Daegan mainline-range are particularly sacred as doryang of Munsu-bosal the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, as indicated by their names and by special Temples located at them: Geumgang-san, Odae-san and Jiri-san (with Mt. Odae as most famous as the "official" doryang). There are several other smaller sites along the Baekdu-Daegan dedicated to the same deity, which could be called Munsu-doryang, such as Banya-sa. |
There are said to be 33 Korean temples especially dedicated to Gwanse-eum-bosal (관세음 보살, 觀世音菩薩, Avalokitêśvara the Bodhisattva of Compassion), which could be called Gwaneum-doryang. Most of them are found atop rocky crags overlooking the seas surrounding Korea, a setting that follows the tradition of China’s Putuo-shan (普陀山, Mt. Potalaka), an island off the coast of Zhejiang Province. The most famous of these 33 are: Yangyang Naksan-sa Namhae Bori-am Ganghwa-do Bomun-sa Yeosu Hyangil-am Busan Haedong Yonggung-sa |
Sobaek-san -- the Lesser White Mountains can be considered to be the doryang of Biro-bul [Vairocana the Buddha of Infinite Cosmic Light] -- although in official doctrine he has no "home", is everywhere in the universe -- but this seems to be the area of most concentrated worship. Other specially-holy sites for this deity are: Jiri-san Hwaeom-sa -- Avatamsaka Monestary Gaya-san Haein-sa |
Master Jajang-yulsa established the Jeokmyeol-bogung Temples with relics of Sakyamuni the original Buddha; they can be considered as his doryang. Yeongchuk-san Tongdo-sa |