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Looking for a part-time Russian language teaching job
Hello, my name is Natalya. I am an enthusiastic Russian native teacher looking for a 1-2 days a week part-time teaching job. Living in Busan for over 20 years, I hold the Korean citizenship and a Master's degree in teaching Russian as a second language. Highly dedicated, I have been teaching children and adults at Universities, High-schools and academies for over 15 years. Do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested and I will send you a resume. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind Regards. Natalya.
Looking for part-time Russian language teaching job
Hello, my name is Natalya. I am an enthusiastic Russian native teacher looking for a 1-2 days a week part-time teaching job. Living in Busan for over 20 years, I hold the Korean citizenship and a Master's degree in teaching Russian as a second language. Highly dedicated, I have been teaching children and adults at Universities, High-schools and academies for over 15 years. Do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested and I will send you resume. I will look forward to hearing from you. Kind Regards. Natalya.
The US Leak about Ukraine’s Military Troubles Does Not Change Russia’s Inability to Exit the Ukrainian Quagmire with Anything like a ‘Victory’
Russia is bogged down in a war it can’t win. A weaker-than-expected Ukrainian spring offensive does not change that. Russia’s still lacks a path to victory which remotely justifies the costs and isolation of the war, even if it manages to hang onto some Ukrainian territory.
The leaks strongly suggest that Ukraine’s offensives this year will be last successful than last year’s. Ukraine lacks the heavy and precise weaponry its needs (shame on us for dragging our feet on that stuff), and it has suffered tremendous casualties. This is unfortunate. I always thought hopes that Ukraine would win by the end of this calendar year were too optimistic. The war will likely last into next year at least.
But this doesn’t get Russia off the hook. It is still tied down in a costly, unwinnable quagmire. Even if the lines do not change much this year, Ukraine will not give up. It will fight a protracted, defense-in-depth, semi-insurgency conflict if necessary, biting at the Russians for years, looking for opportunities to strike; not allowing the Russians to withdraw; not allowing its conquered areas to be developed, exploited, or populate; not allowing Russia to escape from sanctions and isolation. A model here is the failed Japanese invasion of China in 1937. The Imperial Japanese Army could win battles but not the war, and conflict degenerated into a long, unwinnable slog which drained Japanese resources for no clear gain compared to the growing costs, including diplomatic isolation and sanction.
I have some other recent thoughts on the Ukraine war at 1945.com:
1. Russia Probably Can’t Win without Substantial Chinese Assistance. Excerpt:
The Russian spring offensive in Ukraine already appears to be running out of steam. No less than the President of Ukraine himself recently visited the frontlines’ most contested sector – the city of Bakhmut. Volodymyr Zelensky is known for his courage – he stayed in Kiev last February as the Russians marched on it. But visiting Bakhmut, against which the Russians have thrown the weight of their forces this spring, would be remarkably risky if the chances of Russian breakthrough were genuine.
Zelensky also felt secure enough this month to receive the Japanese prime minister in Kiev, at the same time Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Russian President Putin in Moscow. And certainly the frontlines have not moved much. Russia was supposed to come off the winter refreshed and restocked, capable once again of major offensive action. This has not been the case. There have been no armored punches threatening a breakthrough, no wide-front advances threatening to overstretch Ukrainian reserves.
Instead, Russia is doing again what it has done since last summer – targeting a few small cities in the east with massive, human-wave infantry assaults, while randomly terror-shelling Ukrainian cities. The former has resulted in high casualties and small advances, while the latter continues to alienate world opinion for pointlessly killing noncombatants. This is not a winning strategy, and if this is the best Putin has after just a year of war, it is unclear how expects to win if the war drags on as it appears it will.
2. Russian Nukes in Belarus are just another Saber-Rattling Gimmick by Putin. There is No Remotely Cost-Beneficial Scenario for Putin to Use Nukes in Ukraine or Against NATO. Excerpt:
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russia’s eastern neighbor. Belarus also borders Ukraine’s north, and Putin wants Minsk to participate more openly in his war against their shared neighbor. Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has acted warily with respect to Russia’s invasion, but he depends on Russian assistance to stay in power, especially after Putin helped him fight off mass protests in 2020. Lukashenko probably has little choice but to assent to the deployment of Russian nukes on his country’s territory.
Belarus also borders NATO countries. Putin’s emplacement of these weapons is likely meant as an oblique threat to the West. It fits Putin’s regular habit of talking up Russian nuclear weapons to unnerve Ukraine’s Western supporters. The tactic makes sense. Russian conventional power has embarrassed itself in Ukraine. Its army has struggled, and most of the world had expected a quick victory for Russian forces. Putin invokes Russia’s nukes to compensate. He has a long history of such bravado.
Putin’s Western sympathizers, who have talked up the possibility of World War III for over a year, will argue again that this deployment means we are sliding toward a global conflagration. But they are probably wrong. It remains unclear how invoking nukes will help Putin win a limited conventional war.
It is widely understood now that Russian President Vladimir Putin blundered badly in his invasion of Ukraine. He planned the war as a fait accompli blitzkrieg. The whole thing would end in a week or two. Putin would re-organize post-Soviet space in one swift stroke. NATO would be caught off guard and scared about further Russian moves. China would be impressed at Putin’s audacity, helping to off-set the unbalanced economic relationship between the two countries. The world would once again be impressed by Putin the master strategist.
Instead, the war has turned into an expensive, embarrassing, debilitating calamity. Russia may still win in the minimal sense of holding onto some conquered territory. But in every other important aspect, the war has been a disaster, and it is getting worse, not better.
Economically, the sanctions placed on Russia because of the war are pummeling its GDP. Politically, Russia is mostly alone. China and India have not supported the sanctions but otherwise kept their distance. Militarily, the war has turned into a stalemate, tilting slowly toward the Ukrainians. Russia has taken no new territory in a year. Ukraine has launched two successful offensives since then, and another is expected later this spring. And now, strategically, Russia has just suffered another set-back. Finland has joined NATO.
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I still don't know why anyone would purposefully want to go here and eat it, but I did. I met up with Natalia Garza and we attempted to eat the spiciest tonkatsu in Korea. No, actually it's the spiciest tonkatsu in the world - by far.
Again, why did we do this? Who would do this to themselves? Well, we did.
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How Shin Lim Became One Of The World's Best Magicians | AB Podcast
Shin Lim is a two-time winner of America's Got Talent and is widely considered to be one of the greatest card magicians in the world. Shin is now performing his show 'Limitless' in Las Vegas, something that seemed impossible to an Asian immigrant kid growing up in the US. How did he choose magic as a serious career path and ultimately became one of the world's most accomplished magicians? Watch to find out.
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Colonial Korea – Haeinsa Temple
Haeinsa Temple, which is located in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, means “Ocean Seal Temple” in English. The name of the temple is in reference to the “Ocean Seal” samadhi (meditative consciousness) from the Avatamsaka Sutra, or “Flower Garland Sutra” in English, or “Hwaeom-gyeong” in Korean. The reason for this reference is the idea that the mind is like the surface of a perfectly calm sea. And it’s from this that the true image of our existence is clearly reflected and everything appears as it is.
Alongside Tongdosa Temple in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do and Songgwangsa Temple in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, Haeinsa Temple forms the Three Jewel Temples (삼보사찰, or “Sambosachal” in English). Tongdosa Temple represents the Buddha, Songgwangsa Temple represents the Sangha, and Haeinsa Temple represents the Dharma.
It’s believed that Haeinsa Temple was first established in 802 A.D. by the monks Suneung and Ijeong. However, and predating Suneung and Ijeong founding Haeinsa Temple, there is a legend that claims that the famed Uisang-daesa (625-702 A.D.) first founded Haeinsa Temple in the mid-600s as a hermitage. With that being said, the founding of Haeinsa Temple is more firmly rooted in masters Suneung and Ijeong, who were religious descendants of Uisang-daesa’s Hwaeom-jong, or “Flower Garland Sect” in English. Haeinsa Temple would become one of the Ten Monasteries of Hwaeom, or the Hwaeom Sipchal in Korean. Suneung and Ijeong founded the temple upon their return from their religious studies in Tang China (618–690, 705–907 A.D.). According to one temple legend, the two monks helped heal the wife of King Aejang of Silla (r. 800 – 809 A.D.). Suneung and Ijeong studied Esoteric Buddhism, or Chongji-jong in Korean, while in Tang China. Purportedly, the wife of King Aejang of Silla had a tumour. The monks tied a piece of silk thread around the tumour and attached it to a neighbouring tree. They then chanted Esoteric Buddhist verses, or jin-eun in Korean, that they had learned in Tang China. Miraculously, and through these Buddhist chants, the tumour vanished, while the tree withered and eventually died. Grateful, King Aejang of Silla (r. 800-809 A.D.) granted the two monks funding that they would need to build a new temple wherever they wanted it. Surprisingly, the two monks chose to construct their new temple in the remote mountains of Mt. Gayasan. They would become the first and second abbots of Haeinsa Temple.
Haeinsa Temple also played a pivotal role in the assumption of King Taejo of Goryeo (r. 918-943 A.D.), or Taejo Wang Geon, to the throne. For this, the monk Huirang, who was the fifth abbot of Haeinsa Temple, or “Juji” in Korean, was rewarded for his loyalty. Huirang, and through him, Haeinsa Temple, received substantial royal patronage from King Taejo of Goryeo. As a result, Haeinsa Temple went from a mid-sized temple to a major temple. This resulted in hundreds of monks being able to study and practice at Haeinsa Temple and the Hwaeom teachings.
Fortunately, Haeinsa Temple has been protected from plundering and destruction because of its remote and isolated location unlike other famous Buddhist temples on the Korean Peninsula. Such was the case in 1592, when the Korean Peninsula was invaded by the Japanese during the Imjin War (1592-1598). In fact, the Japanese intended to cart the woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana back to Japan. However, the monk Seosan-daesa (1520-1604) organized a legion of Buddhist monks known as the Righteous Army to fight in defence of the nation under the leadership of Samyeong-daesa (1544-1610), who was a disciple of Seosan-daesa. This force was stationed out of Haeinsa Temple, and they fought, and won, against the Japanese army by employing guerrilla tactics through the Hongnyu-dong Valley. This victory allowed for the precious Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks to be spared from Japanese plundering.
Throughout the centuries, Haeinsa Temple has undergone numerous expansions like in 1488, 1622, and 1644. Tragically, most of Haeinsa Temple was destroyed by fire in 1817. In total, Haeinsa Temple has suffered seven disastrous fires with varying degrees of destruction. Fortunately, the fire of 1817 spared the Janggyeong-panjeon (National Treasure #52) and the Tripitaka Koreana (National Treasure #32) housed inside the ancient library.
Later, and during the Korean War (1950-1953), communist guerrillas attempted to use Haeinsa Temple as their base. However, the abbot of Haeinsa Temple, Master Hyodang, thwarted this attempt, and he was able to convince them to withdraw from the temple grounds. Additionally, the South Korean army didn’t know of this withdrawal, so they ordered airplanes to bomb and destroy Haeinsa Temple. Thankfully, the pilot refused this order and helped preserve Haeinsa Temple.
More recently, Haeinsa Temple underwent renovations during the 1960s to 1970s. This was done through funding by President Park Chung-hee (1917-1979). This was meant to help further tourism and rebuild and re-establish pride in Korea. In total, the Haeinsa Temple grounds is home to seventeen hermitages, which is one of the largest collections of hermitages on a temple site in Korea.
Haeinsa Temple is home to four National Treasures, 19 Korean Treasures, the temple itself is a Scenic Site and it’s also a Historic Site. Haeinsa Temple, and more specifically, the Janggyeongpanjeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple and the Printing Woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple, have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995.
A special thank you goes out to Prof. David Mason for the amazing information that he provides on his website, especially the history of Haeinsa Temple. Please check it out!
Colonial Era PhotographyIt should be noted that one of the reasons that the Japanese took so many pictures of Korean Buddhist temples during Japanese Colonial Rule (1910-1945) was to provide images for tourist photos and illustrations in guidebooks, postcards, and photo albums for Japanese consumption. They would then juxtapose these images of “old Korea” with “now” images of Korea. The former category identified the old Korea with old customs and traditions through grainy black-and-white photos.
These “old Korea” images were then contrasted with “new” Korea images featuring recently constructed modern colonial structures built by the Japanese. This was especially true for archaeological or temple work that contrasted the dilapidated former structures with the recently renovated or rebuilt Japanese efforts on the old Korean structures contrasting Japan’s efforts with the way that Korea had long neglected their most treasured of structures and/or sites.
This visual methodology was a tried and true method of contrasting the old (bad) with the new (good). All of this was done to show the success of Japan’s “civilizing mission” on the rest of the world and especially on the Korean Peninsula. Furthering this visual propaganda was supplemental material that explained the inseparable nature found between Koreans and the Japanese from the beginning of time.
To further reinforce this point, the archaeological “rediscovery” of Japan’s antiquity in the form of excavated sites of beautifully restored Silla temples and tombs found in Japanese photography was the most tangible evidence for the supposed common ancestry both racially and culturally. As such, the colonial travel industry played a large part in promoting this “nostalgic” image of Korea as a lost and poor country, whose shared cultural and ethnic past was being restored to prominence once more through the superior Japanese and their “enlightened” government. And Haeinsa Temple played a large part in the the propagation of this propaganda, especially since it played such a prominent role in Korean Buddhist history and culture. Here are a collection of Colonial era pictures of Haeinsa Temple through the years.
Pictures of Colonial Era Haeinsa Temple 1910 The Honghamun Gate at the entry to Haeinsa Temple. (All pictures courtesy of the National Museum of Korea). A closer look up at the eaves of the entry gate. The three-story pagoda in the courtyard at Haeinsa Temple. The Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. A look up at the exterior eaves of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. A look around the interior of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The main altar statue of Birojana-bul (The Buddha of Cosmic Energy) inside the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The Bronze Bell of Haeinsa Temple. A closer look at the Bronze Bell of Haeinsa Temple. A look up at the eaves of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. Monks next to the three-story pagoda at Haeinsa Temple. A monk in front of the three-story pagoda. A gathering of monks in front of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. And children in front of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall, as well. Neighbouring Hongjeam Hermitage on the Haeinsa Temple grounds. The budo (stupa) of Samyeong-daesa at Hongjeam Hermitage. And the intact Stupa of Buddhist Monk Samyeong and Stele at Hongjeam Hermitage of Haeinsa Temple before it was destroyed in 1943. Pictures of Colonial Era Haeinsa Temple 1915 The Bronze Bell of Haeinsa Temple. The Korean Treasure at a different angle. Pictures of Colonial Era Haeinsa Temple 1927 The entire temple grounds. The Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The Janggyeongpanjeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. A look inside the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple at the Printing Woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple. And the western part of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple from 1929. Pictures of Colonial Era Haeinsa Temple 1934 The temple grounds at Haeinsa Temple. The Iljumun Gate. The danggan-jiju flag supports near the Iljumun Gate. Stone markers near the entry of the temple grounds. A budowon at Haeinsa Temple. A closer look at a collection of three budo (stupa). The Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The three-story pagoda at Haeinsa Temple. A seokdeung (stone lantern) at Haeinsa Temple. The stone foundation to the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. The front facade to the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. A look inside the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple at the Printing Woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple. Inside the courtyard of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. The courtyard from a different angle. A long view of the courtyard of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. One of the smaller buildings of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. And another of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. An auxiliary building at Haeinsa Temple. A large stone basin at Haeinsa Temple. The Gilsang-tap Pagoda of Haeinsa Temple. Another image of the Gilsang-tap Pagoda of Haeinsa Temple. A look towards the budowon at Hongjeam Hermitage on the Haeinsa Temple grounds. The Stupa of Buddhist Monk Samyeong and Stele at Hongjeam Hermitage of Haeinsa Temple. Wondangam Hermitage on the Haeinsa Temple grounds. The Multi-Story Stone Pagoda and Stone Lantern at Wondangam Hermitage of Haeinsa Temple. Pictures of Colonial Era Haeinsa Temple 1936 The Gugwang-ru Pavilion at Haeinsa Temple. Inside the Gugwang-ru Pavilion. A ceremonial bronze bell at Haeinsa Temple. From a different angle. Pictures of Colonial Era Haeinsa Temple Specific Dates Unknown (1909-1945) A look down on Haeinsa Temple. Haeinsa Temple and Mt. Gayasan in the background. The Iljumun Gate at Haeinsa Temple. The Gugwang-ru Pavilion The Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The temple courtyard in front of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall The three-story pagoda in front of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall from the side. A look inside the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. A look up at the ceiling of the Daejeokgwang-jeon Hall. The foundation to the Bogwang-jeon Hall. The stairs leading up to the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. Inside the inner courtyard of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. One of the smaller side buildings of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. A look up at the eaves of the smaller side building of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. A look around the interior of the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. A monk alongside some of the Printing Woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple. Inside the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. A look down the narrow passageways. The Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple and Printing Woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple. A closer look at the Printing Woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana in Haeinsa Temple. And one more look. Outside the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple. And the Janggyeongpan-jeon Depositories of Haeinsa Temple from a different angle. Different looks of the Gilsang-tap Pagoda of Haeinsa Temple. The Gilsang-tap Pagoda of Haeinsa Temple from a different angle. And the Gilsang-tap Pagoda of Haeinsa Temple from yet another angle. The large water basin at Haeinsa Temple.—Dale's Korean Temple Adventures YouTube
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We are looking for a foreign teacher who's from USA, Canada, South Africa, UK, or Ireland,
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Hello Korean speaker (who lives in Banyeo-4 dong, Haeundae-Gu).
I would like to meet a native Korean speaker about once a week on any work day between 10 am and 1 pm for about 50 minutes per class The meeting place is at the library/cafe at the Banyeo 4-dong Community Center and is located on the 2nd floor of the center. (The community center is close to an elementary school; possibly it is Sameo-ro Elementary School but I am not sure).
The day (Monday to Friday) and time (10am - 1pm) is flexible. I think the Center is closed on the weekends.
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I would like to do 25 minutes of very simple (elementary) Korean or Korean dictation.
e.g. I go to school. I catch the bus. I met my friend at the hospital. The weather is cloudy.
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grammar (e,g, past tense), Which questions, Who questions etc.
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My Korean level is beginner but not absolute beginner.
The Korean speaker should be able to go SLOW, be kind and patient, have a clear speaking voice and have an intermediate level of English.
After 25 minutes of Korean tuition, I can then do 25 minutes of free talking with you in English. The total time for the meeting would be about 50 minutes more or less.
The cost to you is to buy 2 cups of coffee - one for you and one for me.
An older person is ok. This language exchange may suit a Korean person who wants to practise their English skills.
This program could be canceled at any time due to work considerations and so there is no fixed duration. On the other hand it could last for some time. The future is uncertain.
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Colonial Korea – Buseoksa Temple
Buseoksa Temple, which means “Floating Rock Temple” in English, is located in Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It’s also one of Korea’s most famous temples. Buseoksa Temple is home to five National Treasures and five additional Korean Treasures. As for the temple itself, Buseoksa Temple was first established by the famed monk, Uisang-daesa (625-702 A.D.), under the royal decree of King Munmu of Silla (r. 661-681 A.D.), in 676 A.D. There were a few reasons for the Silla Kingdom’s royal support in establishing Buseoksa Temple. The first is that it would help promote the ideas behind Hwaeom (Huayan) Buddhism throughout the Korean Peninsula, and Buseoksa Temple would also act as the base to help spread the message of Hwaeom Buddhism.
Interestingly, after Uisang-daesa found the site to build Buseoksa Temple, about five hundred non-believers attempted to prevent the famed monk from building the new temple. During the establishment of Buseoksa Temple, the political climate was extremely unstable and tenuous after the unification of the Korean Peninsula by the Silla Kingdom (57 B.C. – 935 A.D.) after defeating the Baekje (18 B.C. – 660 A.D.) and Goguryeo (37 B.C. – 668 A.D.) Kingdoms. In fact, Buseoksa Temple was built near a strategic pass, which was the boundary between the Goguryeo and Silla Kingdoms. So with the building of Buseoksa Temple, The Silla Kingdom (57 B.C. – 935 A.D.) possessed a significant position on the peninsula that would allow for greater administration and management. And with Hwaeom Buddhism’s focus on the principles of unity and harmony, it was hoped that Buseoksa Temple, in part, would help quell some of the social unrest at this time in Korean history.
When Buseoksa Temple was first built, Uisang-daesa held assemblies at the temple for forty days and gave talks on the Flower Garland Sutra, or the “Hwaeom-gyeong – 화엄경” in Korean. Uisang-daesa preached and taught Hwaeom Buddhism from thatched houses and grottoes around the Taebaek and Sobaek mountain ranges. This allowed him to spread Hwaeom Buddhism throughout the region. In total, Uisang-daesa would have three thousand disciples who were taught directly from Buseoksa Temple.
The current configuration of the temple, which includes the huge stone stairs, was most likely completed after Uisang-daesa’s lifetime. The most reliable evidence points to the time of King Gyeongmun of Silla’s reign from 861 – 875 A.D. And once again, it was completed with significant Silla state support.
During the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), Buseoksa Temple was known as either Seondalsa Temple (a variation of Buseoksa) or Heunggyosa Temple (a reference to the revival of the Hwaeom Sect). Then, under the supervision of the monk Wonyung-guksa (964-1053), Buseoksa Temple reached it artistic and architectural zenith. An imprinting of the Tripitaka Korean blocks took place at this time. And the partial remains of these imprinting blocks remain to this day. Also, Buseoksa Temple at this time underwent significant expansion.
In fact, records state that the Muryangsu-jeon Hall and the Josa-dang Hall were reconstructed around 1377. Furthermore, while it’s probable that the Josa-dang Hall was repaired in 1377, it’s unlikely that the Muryangsu-jeon Hall was based on its architectural style. Instead, it’s more likely that the Muryangsu-jeon Hall was rebuilt about one hundred and fifty years earlier, which makes it an early 13th century building rather than a late 14th century structure. It would seem that the records confused reconstruction with repair.
The repair and reconstruction of Buseoksa Temple continued during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). This included the large rebuilding and reconstruction conducted by Samyeong-daesa (1544-1610) in 1580. As well as the restoration of several shrine halls in 1748 after a destructive fire in 1746.
During the Japanese Colonization of Korea from 1910-1945, both the Muryangsu-jeon Hall and the Josa-dang Hall were disassembled and reassembled in 1916. And after Korean independence, these two structures underwent further repair in 1967. Remnants of twin pagodas at the old temple site were used to build a pair of pagodas to the left and right of the Beomjong-gak Pavilion. Also, the Jain-dang Hall was built at this time up near the Josa-dang Hall; and both the Iljumun Gate and the Cheonwangmun Gate started to be built in 1977 and completed in 1980.
Colonial Era PhotographyIt should be noted that one of the reasons that the Japanese took so many pictures of Korean Buddhist temples during Japanese Colonial Rule (1910-1945) was to provide images for tourism and illustrations in guidebooks, postcards, and photo albums for Japanese consumption. They would then juxtapose these images of “old Korea” with “now” images of Korea. The former category identified the old Korea with old customs and traditions through grainy black-and-white photos.
These “old Korea” images were then contrasted with “new” Korea images featuring recently constructed modern colonial structures built by the Japanese. This was especially true for archaeological or temple work that contrasted the dilapidated former structures with the recently renovated or rebuilt Japanese efforts on the old Korean structures contrasting Japan’s efforts with the way that Korea had long neglected their most treasured of structures and/or sites.
This visual methodology was a tried and true method of contrasting the old (bad) with the new (good). All of this was done to show the success of Japan’s “civilizing mission” on the rest of the world and especially on the Korean Peninsula. Furthering this visual propaganda was supplemental material that explained the inseparable nature found between Koreans and the Japanese from the beginning of time.
To further reinforce this point, the archaeological “rediscovery” of Japan’s antiquity in the form of excavated sites of beautifully restored Silla temples and tombs found in Japanese photography was the most tangible evidence for the supposed common ancestry both racially and culturally. As such, the colonial travel industry played a large part in promoting this “nostalgic” image of Korea as a lost and poor country, whose shared cultural and ethnic past was being restored to prominence once more through the superior Japanese and their “enlightened” government. And Buseoksa Temple played a part in the propagation of this propaganda, especially since it played such a prominent role in Korean Buddhist history and culture. Here are a collection of Colonial era pictures and drawings of Buseoksa Temple through the years.
Pictures of Colonial Era Buseoksa Temple 1912 A look up at the temple grounds. (All pictures courtesy of the National Museum of Korea). A look up at the Muryangsu-jeon Hall (left) and the Anyang-ru Pavilion (right). The Eunghyang-gak Hall. The floating rock that gives Buseoksa Temple its very name. The Stone Seated Sakyamuni Buddha of Buseoksa Temple with other statues now housed to the west of the Josa-dang Hall. A stone stupa (budo) at Buseoksa Temple. Pictures of Colonial Era Buseoksa Temple 1915 A look at the temple grounds at Buseoksa Temple. The historic Josa-dang Hall. Pictures of Colonial Era Buseoksa Temple 1918 The Muryangsu-jeon Hall (background) and Stone Lantern at Muryangsujeon Hall of Buseoksa Temple (foreground). The destroyed Wonyung-guksa biseok (stele). Pictures of Colonial Era Buseoksa Temple 1935 The view from the southwest of the temple grounds. And the view from the west. The Stone Lantern at Muryangsujeon Hall of Buseoksa Temple. The Three-Story Stone Pagoda of Buseoksa Temple. The Muryangsu-jeon Hall at Buseoksa Temple. A look inside the Muryangsu-jeon Hall at the main altar. A closer look at the main altar image of the Clay Seated Buddha of Buseoksa Temple. At a different angle. And from the side. And an up-close of the Clay Seated Buddha of Buseoksa Temple. The historic Josa-dang Hall with written graffiti on the eastern side of the exterior wall. The stone artifacts to the rear of the temple grounds. One of the Stone Seated Buddhas in Bukji-ri. The headless Stone Seated Sakyamuni Buddha of Buseoksa Temple. The same statue with a reattached head. A budowon at Buseoksa Temple. And the biseok (stele) dedicated to Wonyung-guksa. Pictures of Colonial Era Buseoksa Temple Specific Dates Unknown (1909-1945) The Muryangsu-jeon Hall. The Muryangsu-jeon Hall with the Stone Lantern at Muryangsujeon Hall of Buseoksa Temple (foreground). A look up at the eaves of the Muryangsu-jeon Hall. A look inside the Muryangsu-jeon Hall at the main altar. A frontal view of the amazing Clay Seated Buddha of Buseoksa Temple. And an up-close. The mandorla that surrounds the Clay Seated Buddha of Buseoksa Temple. At a different angle. A tilting Three-Story Stone Pagoda of Buseoksa Temple. The historic Josa-dang Hall. And a stupa at Buseoksa Temple. Unclear who it belongs to. The biseok dedicated to Wonyung-guksa. Pictures of the Architectural Plans of Buseoksa Temple from the Colonial Era Specific Dates Unknown (1909-1945) A map of the temple grounds. The front of the Muryangsu-jeon Hall. The side ceiling bracketing of the Muryangsu-jeon Hall. The front ceiling bracketing of the Muryangsu-jeon Hall. The bracketing to the Muryangsu-jeon Hall from below. The floor plan to the Muryangsu-jeon Hall. The architectural plans to the Josa-dang Hall. The view from the front of the Josa-dang Hall. The floor plan to the Josa-dang Hall. And the bracketing to the Josa-dang Hall.—Dale's Korean Temple Adventures YouTube
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