| Byeoksong-sa and Seo-am Small Ancient Temple & Amazing New Branch on Jiri's NE Slope in the Inner-Northeast (E Hamyang County) Sector of Jiri-san |
| the San-shin cliff-carving he holds a leaf-type fan, and sits on the realistic tiger; a dongja-boy offers peaches-of-immortality |
| The charming Sanshin-gak and excellent antique San-shin painting of Byeoksong-sa |
Byeoksong-sa [Wall of Pines Temple] was founded in the Unified Shilla Dynasty. It's a small
quiet place now, with not much remaining of its ancient history except a Three-Storey Granite
Pagoda (Treasure #474). Because there was no room for expansion on the site, its monks
constructed a new subsidiary temple right nearby, formally named Seo-am-jeongsa and
popularly known as Seo-am [West Hermitage] -- an amazing palace of rock, with stupendous
large stone carving of all the principal Buddhist and Folk-Buddhist deities. Not well-known for
unknown reasons, it's quite a memorable place to visit:
quiet place now, with not much remaining of its ancient history except a Three-Storey Granite
Pagoda (Treasure #474). Because there was no room for expansion on the site, its monks
constructed a new subsidiary temple right nearby, formally named Seo-am-jeongsa and
popularly known as Seo-am [West Hermitage] -- an amazing palace of rock, with stupendous
large stone carving of all the principal Buddhist and Folk-Buddhist deities. Not well-known for
unknown reasons, it's quite a memorable place to visit:
the entranceway, with San-shin visible behind
| Dok-seong |