| Surak-san Doan-sa 수락산 도안사 水落山 度岸寺 Important Temple on the dramatic Mountain in NE Seoul |
| Its Excellent Cliff-based San-shin Shrine Doan-sa as Home-Base of the "Great 108" Temples Back to Surak-san Index Page Surak-san Songam-sa San-shin CONTENTS PAGE Sacred Mountains Index Page |
| A pair of friendly old "haetae" lion-tigerish statues guard the stairway to the Main Dharma Hall. |
| The entrance road is so steep, many cars can't make it up! |
| Yong-wang the Dragon-King, San-shin and a sword-wielding guardian, in the Shinjung Taenghwa Icon |
| Dongja young-attendants in the top of that painting, holding sacred objects or musical instruments |
| The Cheonbul-jeon or Thousand-Buddha Shrine, next to the Main Dharma Hall |
| Baby-Buddha & Baby-Monk figures with a baby-size lantern; Jijang the Bodhisattva of Salvation above |
| Memorial portrait over altar of honor in the Main Hall of Great Master-monk of the 1950s-70s, Cheongdam of Samgak-san Doseon-sa, who was the teacher of Doan-sa's Abbot since 1976, Master Seonmuk Hyeja. |
| Golden Dragon on front of the Main Altar |
| Guardian-King of the West, holding a dragon, in the main altar-painting. |
| The Chilseong Taenghwa or Seven Stars Icon, in the Main Hall |
| The Bukseong-shin or North Star Spirit, god of Longevity in Chinese Daoism, and Divine Triplets above him (a variation of the Samshin motif) |
