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SOUTH KOREA: Mt. Namsan
May 2005

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Mount Namsan or “South
Mountain” near Gyeongju, is said to be a “museum without
walls” because of all the ancient stone Buddhas
carved on the mountain. The mountain was indeed beautiful. We spent the whole day on the mountain, enjoying
exercise and fresh air, spectacular views, squirrels with funny ears, and
devout Koreans bowing to the forest Buddhas. The mountain was crisscrossed
with numerous paths, all the signs were in Korean, so despite our map, we
were generally lost the whole time. Yet we still managed to stumble across
a decent amount of Buddhas. There was something quite exhilarating about
hiking through the fresh green forest and coming upon a thousand-year-old
Buddha, just as serene as ever, sitting on top of a mountain peak.
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