I didn’t think to count them at the time, but from what I was able to make out from another photo, if there aren’t 108 Buddhas here, it’s really close to it!
Each Mireuk Buddha has been carved with slightly different features and there are several different mudrā among them. Once you pass through the small shrine of the Four Heavenly Guardians, there are another two rows of much larger than life Mireuk Buddhas, each sitting on a column of piled stones.
There are more Buddhas across the grounds of this temple than most other temples combined!
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My name is Joseph Bengivenni but I usually go by the moniker Ox Herder online.
I’m a Canadian artist, photographer, and writer who has been living in Korea since 2005. During that time, I developed a deep appreciation for Korea’s mountains and the ‘Sansa’, Mountain Temples, found within them.
In recent years, I’ve focused my efforts on documenting Korea’s official list of traditional temples and hermitages. Of the 991 on the list, I’ve currently visited 560 of them. I consider it my life-long pilgrimage. Follow me here or @oxherder.photography on Instagram as I continue this ongoing journey.
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Kinda like walking down Main Street in any big city – Buddhas everywhere!
I’m happy to share one mind with you. That way, I don’t have to envy yours! ^^
Thanks for the nice point of view!
Lovely! Thank you for this photo today!
Hmmm… this 108 thang shows up everywhere! Strange, eh?
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Love the picture… and love the Bodhidharma in the other post too! (Get ready for the finale on 108ZB!)