Bomun-sa, Sanbang-gul-sa and Gwanmyeong-sa on Mt. San-bang-san |
One entranceway serves both -- Sanbang-san Bomun-sa on the right and Sanbang-gul-sa on the left. They are cooperative, not competitive. |
The third temple on the south face of Sanbang-san is Gwan-myeong-sa, a small place featuring a statue of Seosan-daesa (great Seon [Zen] Master who led monks to fight against the Japanese invasion of 1592). |
In the cave-like Three-Spirits Shrine of Bomun-sa, San-shin, Chil-seong and Dok-seong are found in a typical arrangement, but without statues. |
Upper-left: entrance to this shrine. Above: close-up of the San-shin (holding a golden ginseng root!). Left: an excellent Yong-wang painting on an exterior wall. Unique in that he is riding a dragon on the surface of the sea, instead of sitting on his throne in his undersea palace as usual. Gwanseum-bosal rides in on a cloud from the left (west) instead of the usual right (east). Rather, two of Yong-wang's famous daughters ride in from the east with offerings... and hey, is that San-bang-san itself above him? |
Above: the San-shin, Chil-seong (with North Star), Yong-wang and "Holy Mother" icons of Sanbang-san Sanbang-gul-sa. Below: its Dok-seong, Shin-jung and wall-painted Dok-seong. |