| Taebaek-san Buseok-sa's Upper Shrines interesting final sights in one of Korea's greatest temples |
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On the highest terrace of the Floating Rock Temple, where the Sanshin-gak would normally be, along
a trail that heads west from the Josa-dang Founder's Shrine, there are 3 more shrine-halls. The one
on the left above contains the three stone statues just below, designated together as Treasure #220.
These 3 used to be in hermitages of Buseok-sa that no longer exist, and were moved and enshrined
here in the 1970s. The shrine on the right is a simple Nahan-jeon [Arhats Hall].
a trail that heads west from the Josa-dang Founder's Shrine, there are 3 more shrine-halls. The one
on the left above contains the three stone statues just below, designated together as Treasure #220.
These 3 used to be in hermitages of Buseok-sa that no longer exist, and were moved and enshrined
here in the 1970s. The shrine on the right is a simple Nahan-jeon [Arhats Hall].
| Birojana-bul [Vairocana the Buddha of Infinite Cosmic Light], main deity of Hwaeom Buddhism |
| Sakyamuni the historical Buddha |
| the other, inferior and damaged, Birojana-bul statue |
| thick forest and a strong sense of ancient history are found along the trail |
| the third shrine up here, east of and behind the others, in the size and siting of a classic Sanshin-gak, is this cute hall containing a Shamanic image representing Mireuk-bul [Maitreya the Future Buddha] |
