Bulil-am Hermitage
and Waterfall
of Ssanggye-sa     쌍계사 불일암, 불일폭포
Just less than an hour's hike from Ssanggye-sa
over a fairly easy trail through deep forest,
Bulil-am is a popular destination for a casual
outing.  Not only is the hermitage itself quite
charming, but the nearby waterfall is the most
spectacular single one in all of Jiri-san.

Bulil-am was founded in the Unified Shilla Era
by National Master Jin-gam Guksa (774-850).
Bulil-pokpo Waterfall,
about 10 meters high
Bulil-am, the
"Buddha Sun
Hermitage" in
early April
View of Samshin-bong
and its western ridge
the entranceway is framed by bamboo
This antique wooden well supplies their water
this hermitage, devoted to
quiet meditation, is famous
among Buddhists for its
charming elegant simplicity
a seat for focused
contemplation faces
the forests and
distant slopes
Bulil-am in
October
Photos by Choi Sun-huei, 1994
Main
Hall