Saturday, December 12, 2015

Jirisan




Jirisan is a mountain in the southern locale of South Korea. Some South Koreans consider it to be one of the three most important[citation needed] mountains in South Korea, with Hallasan and Seoraksan being the other two.

The 1915m-high mountain is situated in Jirisan National Park. The recreation center compasses three regions (North, South Jeolla and South Gyeongsang) and is the biggest in Korea. The biggest extent of the national park is in the region of South Gyeongsang. The most astounding crest of the mountain
, Cheonhwangbong is additionally situated in this territory. Another surely understood crest is Samshin-bong (Three Spirits Peak).

Jirisan is at the southern end of the Sobaek and Baekdudaegan mountain extends, the "spine" of the Korean Peninsula joining the Sobaek mountain reach and a large portion of the Taebaek mountain range.

There are seven noteworthy Buddhist sanctuaries on Jirisan. Hwaeomsa is the biggest and best-known sanctuary among these. It contains a few national fortunes, for the most part stone works of art from around 600–900 CE. The mountain is likewise home to the Cheonghak-dong (Azure Crane Village) high valley, which incorporates the Samseonggung (Three Sages Palace), which is a site commending one of Korea's establishment myths.

Consistently more than 280,000 individuals visit Jirisan. Summer and fall are the most mainstream going by seasons. The mountain is recorded is publicized as having 10 picturesque perspectives. These are 'Dawn from Cheonwang-bong top', 'Nogodan Sea of Clouds', 'Banyabong's Nakjo', 'Full moon at Byukso-ryung', 'Piagol Autumn Leaves', 'Regal Azalea Blossoming', 'Chilseon Valley', 'Seomjincheongryu', 'Buril water fall', 'Yeonha-Sunkyung'. Jirisan National Park has a few trekking courses.

At the passage to Baemsagol Valley, somewhere in the range of 1,300 years back, there used to be Songnimsa Temple. This sanctuary rehearsed a yearly ritual on the Chilwolbaekjung occasion (full moon day of July by the lunar schedule) wherein they chose the most devout friar and implored sincerely for his sheltered section to heaven as a divinity. In a sure year, the then most elevated minister Seosandaesa went to the sanctuary, found out about this Buddhist custom, and speculated that there must be a mystery behind it. Seosandesa permitted that year's picked minister to beg wearing a silk robe anointed with toxin, connected by a silk string to Sinseodae Terrace. Seosandaesa then shrouded himself behind a stone to watch. At around 1 am, an imugi (boa constrictor, which was sad not to have transformed into a mythical beast, crawled up from the valley beneath Sinseondae Terrace to the sound of thundering water. The imugi bounced upon the imploring friar, bit him in the mouth, and vanished into the water. Seosandaesa came back to the sanctuary, and held up until day break. At a young hour in the morning, he, together with the villagers, went to Sinseondae Terrace to find that the imugi had kicked the bucket dead, having neglected to gulp down the entire body of the friar. Seosandaesa now came to think about Songnimsa Temple's mystery of relinquishing a minister to an imugi consistently. From that point, the valley was named as Baemsagol, which implies the valley where an imugi, which neglected to wind up a mythical beast, kicked the bucket. The town at the passage to Baemsagol Valley was named Banseon (which means a "half god") in memory of the dead friar in light of the fact that he was relinquished without turning into a go


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