WEIRD and EXCELLENT
NEW DISCOVERIES

in the always-evolving, ever-surprising world of Korean San-shin

This section of the site presents the best of my "new" photos -- those taken during my travels all over Korea after the First Edition went to press in early 1999.  I will keep on adding new pages as I discover more strange and interesting Mountain-spirit icons...
Ma-i-san Oksu-sa:  Yi Taejo with the Ma-i-san-shin and Dan-gun

Sobaek-san Yuseok-sa:  San-shin wearing a fur hat!

Kyeongju's Sacred South Mountain [Nam-san]
and the San-shin of Upper-Immortal Temple


Oldest Known Photo of a San-shin Painting

Antique San-shin's from Private Collections

Cheongju City's U-am-san, by the Lake

Cheongju City's U-am-san, on the Slopes

U-am-san's  Dragon-Tiger Temple: San-shin as Maitreya!

San-shin with 'Bodhisattva' Figures at the Koryeo-Foundation
Temples south of the Rooster-Dragon Mountain: Kae-tae-sa
and Kye-seong-sa

San-shin of Daewon-jeongsa & Jeong-lim-sa Temples, at Hamji Peak

A Mandala of Nature: Dobong-san Cheon-chuk-sa

Seoul's Buddha-Rock Mountain & Temple: Bulam-san Bulam-sa

Other San-shin Shrines & Icons found on Bulam-san

Wide Variety of San-shin on Busan City's Golden Well Mtn.

The Blue-Rooster Mtn & Temple: Cheong-gye-san Cheong-gye-sa

Heavenly-Protection Moutain: North Jeolla's Cheon-ho-san
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