| Geumgang-san Myo-gilsang-am Hermitage with a Gigantic Cliff-Carved Buddha in the rarely-visited Inner Sector of the "Diamond Mountains" of North Korea Part of the Baekdu-daegan |

| The great relief-carving of Amita-bul [Buddha teaching in the Western Paradise], called the Myogil-sang, at Myo-gilsang-am [Mysterious Paradise Hermitage], dates from the early Goryeo Dynasty period, the Second Golden Age of Korea. It is the largest such relief-carving on all the peninsula! The minimalist- design Stone Lantern in front of it may be the second-largest traditional one in all Korea, after Hwaeom-sa. The 3 good photos here were provided to me by the redoubtable Roger Shepherd of HikeKorea (pictured); thanks! |

| Good photos of Geumgang-san area Seolbong-san Seokwang-sa Temple 설봉산 석왕사, in Gosan-gun County, founded 1386 as a major temple GREAT Historical Photo Collection of Geumgang-san Temples 2018 Exhibitions of Paintings at the NYC Met Museum |
| Courtesy of the Seoul British Embassy and the Royal Asiatic Society Korea: "Diamond Mountain Korea" book 1927 "Scenery of Mount Kongo in Chosen" [sic] -- book under Japanese Colonialism "The Kongo-san" book by Bowser, 1920 |


| The collection of Hanja characters written beside the carving |
