An-san 안산 Sacred Peak in NW Seoul, home to Bongwon-sa western end of the Bukhan-san Sub-Range |
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the craggy eastern face of An-san (鞍山, Saddle-shaped Mountain), seen from Inwang-san to its east. This small but sharp mountain, its summit of only 295 meters offering a fantastic view of the city, is host to the over-century-old campuses of Yonsei University and Ehwa Women's University, two of Korea's top institutions of higher learning. Tucked into its southern slopes is also the Bongwon-sa monastery-complex, which is one of Seoul’s largest and most fascinating temples, national headquarters of the Taego-jong Sect of Korean Buddhism (2nd largest sect). |
A human-ish face in the cliff -- this is called Gwaneum-bawi or Bodhisattva of Compassion Outcropping |