Sunday, December 12, 2004

Beautiful Beomeosa

Today I visited one of Korea's largest temples called Beomeosa.
I have very little to say, as there are not enough words to describe how beautiful, peaceful and spiritual this place is.
Since there were many people praying it was difficult for me to take too many photos, without being intrusive. So there are only a few photos of inside the shrines. Truly a great experience and an honor to have visited this temple.
The pictures below will speak for themselves - Enjoy.

For those of you who are interested - here is a little back ground on Beomeosa:
Beomeosa is a Buddhist temple located on Mt. Geumjeong in Busan and was constructed in 678 by a great priest, Uisang-daesa. According to the literature I read, the name Beomeosa means "Temple of the fish from Nirvana" and Mt. Geumjeong is "the Mountain of the Golden Well". At one time, the temple was so large it had 360 rooms and housed more then one thousand monks. However, the original structures were burned down in 1592 during the Imjin Japanese invasion. The temple sat deserted for 10 years, then in 1602 it was rebuilt and then again in 1613 due to another devastation that destroyed it a second time. Today, the temple is still used by monks and many people, who come to pray daily.

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