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| Hwaamsa |
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old temple at the
edge of southernmost
of Geumgangsan, Hwaamsa |
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Hwaamsa Temple,
built by Jinpyoyulsa
in the reign of Silla’s
Haegongwang(769A.D.),
is an ancient temple
of over a thousand
years of age. Taking
its place in the range
of Cheonhusan, Hwaamsa
Temple is a very beautiful
place with the view
of the clear water
that falls from deep
valleys and the East
sea in the far view.
There is an interesting
legend in Hwaamsa
Temple. The legend
says that the Buddhist
monks of the old times
always had trouble
with getting donations,
because of the far
distance of the temple
and the village, so
the spiritual discipline
was very difficult.
One day, in the dream
of a monk in the temple,
an old white-haired
man appeared, and
said that there is
a hole in the rock
of the mountain in
front of the temple,
and he told the monk
to put his staff in
the hole and shake
it three times. The
monks rushed there
and did what the man
told, and rice came
pouring out. From
this day on, the monks
could concentrate
on their spiritual
discipline and no
more worry about food.
However, when a passing
by monk heard this
and shook the staff
in the hole many times
out of greed, blood
came pouring out,
instead of rice. The
moral of the story
is that being too
greedy brings misfortune.
The Subawi of Hwaamsa
Temple is famous for
a path up the mountain,
and the International
mountain marathon
contest held here
every September. |
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all
through
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Hwaamsa
Temple
82-33-633-1525
Goseong-gun
office
82-33-680-3362
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No
local
buses,
take
a
taxi
at
Sokcho
terminal
to
Mishiryeong
stop
Daemyeong
condominium,
10
minutes
walk |
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