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| Muryang-sa 무량사 Buyeo's Grandest Temple 18 km WNW of Buso-san |
| Woesan-myeon Mansu-san |

| One of Korea's "Great 108 Temples" |

| The two-story Geukrak-jeon Geungnak-jeon Hall, Korean Treasure #356, and the Five-Story Stone Pagoda, Korean Treasure #185 These photos are used by permission from my friend Dale's Korean Temple Guide -- see his great post! |

| The altar for brilliant Neo-Confucian scholar, Buddhist monk and author "Maewol-dang" Kim Si-seup 梅月堂 金時習 매월당 김시습 (1435–1493), in the unique Yeongjeong-gak Hall, honoring that he spent his final years at this once-great monastery, writing some classics of Korean literature. In his philosophy are some of the first egalitarian/democratic ideas ever known in Korea, summarized as "the king and nobility should respect all of the nation's people, regardless of their origin or status." |

| The modern Samseong-gak, on the left |

| The great modern Sanshin Taenghwa in the Samseong-gak Fully sitting on the tiger, which is standing, is unique among these Mountain-spirit Altar-icons in Korean Buddhist temples! -- the motif is often seen in Shamanic paintings |


