| Myohyang-san 묘향산 the sacred "Mysterious-Fragrance Mountain" Northern Home of the Bodhisattva of Benevolent Action |
from a North Korean tourism brochure, mid-1990s
Bohyeon-sa Temple, with its famous 13-storey octagonal Pagoda, is the
most important of the many monasteries at Myohyang-san. Situated below
Beobwang-bong [Dharma-King Peak], it especially enshrines Bohyeon-
bosal [the Bodhisattva of Benevolent Action], making this northern
mountain the "Home" of that deity, comparable to Emei-shan of China.
most important of the many monasteries at Myohyang-san. Situated below
Beobwang-bong [Dharma-King Peak], it especially enshrines Bohyeon-
bosal [the Bodhisattva of Benevolent Action], making this northern
mountain the "Home" of that deity, comparable to Emei-shan of China.
| Geumganggul-am [Diamond-Cave Hermitage] at the foot of Cheontae-gol [Heaven-Grand Valley], below Cheontae-bong Peak |
| Sangwon-am [Above-the-Ordinary Hermitage] halfway up Sangwon Valley above Bohyeon-sa, going towards Beobwang-bong Peak. Note the "Chilseong-gak" on the right! I wonder what's inside... |
Hiking on a high Myohyang-san trail -- from a slide I bought in China in 1983.
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