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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
SACRED  KOREAN  MOUNTAINS:
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.
Seondo Korean Daoism -- the International
Institute for Sundo Taoist Cultural Research, led by
Master Kim Hyeong-mun at Hanseo University in
Chungcheong-namdo.  AKA Kuksundo [Guk-seondo]
Daoist practices -- very interesting stuff.
See my listing of Korea's 40 most sacred places on
Martin Gray's excellent Sacred Sites of the World
website, on this page about Korea.
For plenty of information on and beautiful photos of the
world's holy pilgrimage destinations, get his excellent
new book: Sacred Earth: Places of Peace and Power.
The Korean Art Society
Promoting Appreciation for Korean Art and Culture


Korean Art and Antiques
the largest and finest selection of Korean art and
antiques for sale outside Korea, with educational
information in English on Korean artifacts
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and improvement of this free website --
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New booklet on Ancient Spiritual Forest Culture of the Baekdu-daegan Range
distributed at a U.N. Conference,  October 2011
Ura's Dream  by Shawn James Morrissey
a new educational workbook appropriate for intermediate
ESL students, focused on conservation of natural resources
and encouraging free & scientific thinking and creative
self-expression through a series of lessons based on the
storybook.  100% of proceeds from the sales go directly to
conservation efforts (habitat protection, animal rights, etc.).
Green Shinto Blog
fascinating views of Japanese culture