More Features of
Jincheon-gun Manroe-san
Botap-sa
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Botap-sa's famous tower-pagoda Main Hall, reviving an ancient
Korean architectural style (mainly in Baekje Kingdom) that moved to
Japan and became standard there, but nearly died-out in its homeland.
At right is my friend Dr, Chun Ok-bae, exploring-companion on this day.
rotating sutra-library on the middle floor
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gleaming Buddha-triad on the top floor
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view of the local village from the top-porch
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view of the Drum-Pavilion, Bell-pavilion, Four Heavenly Kings Gate and Tree from the top-porch
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octagonal Nahan-jeon [Arhat Hall] with 500 statues of Sakyamuni Buddha's disciples
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extremely rare in Korea, tho ubiquitous in Thailand -- oversized statue of Sakyamuni Buddha "passing into nirvana" (dying)
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stoneworks of unknown age
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another very-rare S/SE-Asian touch -- "Buddha's Footprints",
and a monument for construction at the entrance
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Dragon-Boat (for transmigrating souls) Painting
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Sacheon-wang-mun [Four Heavenly Kings Gate] and pines
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