Experience Korean Buddhism in Seoul, Jogyeosa temple.
There are many factions in Buddhism in Korea. Jogyeojong is the representative faction in Buddhism. Jogyeosa is the main temple of Jogyeojong.
Jogyeosa is located in the center of downtown Seoul. So it is very convenient to look around the Korean temple which is located in the mountain usually.
Today I’d like to introduce Jogyeosa. You could see Jogyeosa by the street. Due to the location in the downtown, the deployment of the temple building is little bit different from ordinary temples of the mountain.
Among these differences, there was one big thing. I could not find out the mountain god’s building. As I posted several times, the mountain god building was an evidence that the acceptance of Buddhism in Korea was not easy at early stage.
Actually Korean traditional religion was a shamanism which had strong connection with that of Siberia. So Koreans thought they came from Central Asia and Siberia.
Until now, you can find lots of Shamans in Korea. Moodang is a Korean name of Shaman.
The mountain god’s building was a result of negotiation between the traditional religion and Buddhism.
Meanwhile, I entered into Jogyesa temple. As entering, I found One thing interesting. That was the 4 Heaven King’s statue. Usually 4 heaven kings were expressed in wooden statues and drawings.
Here in Jogyeosa, the 4 heaven Kings were made up with the steel. It was first time I had seen the 4 heaven king of the steel.
It looked like that was a modern interpretation of 4 heaven king. Anyway it was interesting.
As passing through the main gate, there was a main building. There were lots of people praying. The shoes were looking impressive.
There was a tall white pine tree. The tree trunk was white as it was colored with white colors.
Near the Main Building, there stood a high Zelkova tree. Around zelkova tree, there were lots of lanterns praying for their happiness.
In front of the main building, there was a pagoda. The style of pagoda was little bit different from other pagodas what we had see in the mountain temple.
The style was similar to that of Tibet. I had looked that kind of pagoda in other temple.
Why they made the Tibet style pagoda in this headquarter temple in Korea.
Actually the pagoda is a symbol of Buddha in Buddhism.
One man bowed and prayed to the pagoda. He was very sincere. It was very impressive for me, so I was looking him for a while.
Weather you believe in Buddhism or not, it would be interesting to look around the Buddhist temple in downtown.
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Great shots! So much detail in this Korean architecture. The steel kings are unbelievably cool! I want two of them outside my house standing guard! Thanks for this post.
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What amazing photos! :D
This is a beautiful religion that shows the culture of the good people of Korea...beautiful temple indee. Thanks for sharing and thank you for supporting my posts-I appreciate your help a lot, upped-always. Happy weekend.
Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. Why do people keep getting that wrong?
for some people, religion, for some one, philosophy ?
Buddhism was not a religion and should not be confused with a religion. Although the wiles of the devil would have you think so.
No religion was religion in its inception. Although Buddhism has some special characteristics, it still aims to achieve a religious goal - salvation (enlightenment). In doing that it transcends philosophy because philosophy cannot reach salvation, rather it stays in the labyrinths of the mind. It's irrelevant how do you define Buddhism. The important thing is to live it fully, instead of just admiring it intellectually.
The wiles of the devil are hard to come around, and it takes faith to see the truth. Religion can offer man a deeper understanding of truth, when approached from the correct angle. Every religion tells you more of how the devil operates. Is enlightenment your salvation? Is that your purpose? To be enlightened, and perish?
What purpose is enlightenment without salvation? Does it bring any good?
"Devil" is a concept invented by the ego to avoid responsibility. We should stop pointing fingers around and blaming others, real or imagined. Think about that. Enlightenment is salvation, but not heavenly salvation which your ego yearns for. It is a salvation in this very life. What is fictional will perish, such as our deluded ego and his grandiose wishes of eternal life. I'm not saying eternal life doesn't exist, rather it doesn't exist in the individual form. The whole of Being is eternal, everything inside it is in constant flux. Just my opinion.
Your statement contains several severe logical fallacies, which I will attempt to explain.
"Devil is a concept invented by the ego to avoid responsibility"
The devil, at least according to the Bible, has nothing to do with avoiding responsibility. In fact, the Bible specifically emphasizes that we ARE responsible for sins we commit.
"We should stop pointing fingers around and blaming others, real or imagined"
I absolutely agree! We ourselves are absolutely responsible!
"Enlightenment is salvation"
From what?
I challenge you, find one error or inconsistency in this book and you'll be a rich man: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/GEN.1.kjv
Thank you for your time,
E.S.
Philosophy can redeem itself, but the salvation of philosophy may need new meaning. We understand that Buddhism and religion are essentially the same,
It depends on the person. There is no only one Buddhism, nor only one Christianity, but many. People understand ideas in their own way. Are you Buddhist?
In my opinion, Buddhism is more like a psychological dependence than belief or philosophy.
In a way, I agree.
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Don't no anything about Buddhism rather I'm just admiring the picture quality
Very cool statues! thanks for sharing!
great statues waoooo up voted + resteemed
Thank you so much @slowwalker , i never seen this statues before <3 such an awesome vision <3
keep sharing <3
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this is awesome post..i love all the photos
Beautiful photos! I'd love to visit Korea myself someday and explore the culture and learn more about it. Thanks for the knowledge you just gave me, now I'm more interested than ever!
Wonderful. I am a passionate fan of ALL religions, believing that at their core, they hold the same universal philosophical truths. Thank you for the insight into this temple.
Fantastic Photos, the contrast is amazing! Very nice post here, Thanks.