The white-stone Sanshin statue and very rare Bukseong-shin [North Star Sprit of Longevity] statue of Chunghyo-sa. Learn all about this spectacular modern devotional temple in Yeongcheon County of North Gyeongsang Province, with many more great photos, at this page of Dale Quarrington's Koreantempleguide.com |
Spectacular New Devotional Temple in Yeongcheon County Bohyeon-san Chunghyo-sa 普賢山 忠孝寺 보현산 충효사 |
Artificial cave Sanshin-gak, from this Korean blog. This term Chung-hyo means "to be loyal to the state and show filial piety to parents", classic Confucian virtues. That's fitting, as this temple is a dedicated doryang to Jijang-bosal the Bodhisattva of Afterlife Salvation. The mountain's name, Bohyeon, refers to the Bodhisattva of Benevolent Action |