Odaesan

Coordinates: 37°47′53″N 128°32′35″E / 37.79806°N 128.54306°E / 37.79806; 128.54306
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See also: Odaesan National Park
Odaesan
Photo taken from Birobong Peak (2017)
Highest point
Elevation1,563 m (5,128 ft)
Coordinates37°47′53″N 128°32′35″E / 37.79806°N 128.54306°E / 37.79806; 128.54306
Geography
Parent rangeTaebaek Mountains
Korean name
Hangul
오대산
Hanja
Revised RomanizationOdaesan
McCune–ReischauerOdaesan

Odaesan, also known as Mount Odae-san or Mount Odae (

Korean Peninsula, but its peaks are more rounded and forested than most. National Highway 6 runs through the park, between the south main-entrance and the northeast corner descending to the east coast. It contain five main peaks surrounding a deep main valley running north to south, and several other subsidiary peaks, such as Noin-bong (see Attractions below), with gorges between, a watershed forming a river leaving this area to the south. Just outside the western boundary of the national park area, another mountain Gyebang-san
rises to 1,577 m (5,174 ft), higher than conventional Odae-san's summit, and they are connected by a 10 km long ridge; it is controversial whether or not to include this within the cluster or consider it as separate.

The Odaesan mountains are a famous site for tourism and the practice of, and

Wutaishan. The peaks were named after the Buddha who was believed to have sat on them, and also by their relative positions according to the Chinese "Five Directions" (a factor of the Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) system). The highest summit, with elevation of 1,563 m (5,128 ft), is named Biro-bong (Korean: 비로봉; Hanja: 毘盧峰) "Vairocana Peak", and also Jungdae-bong (Korean: 중대봉; Hanja: 中臺峰) "Central Platform Peak". There are then also the South, North, West and East Platform Peaks, each having their own designated Buddha and with hermitages on their slopes dedicated to particular Bodhisattvas.[1]

History

Odae-san has been a highly sacred mountain-cluster of

Wutaishan and therefore also a doryang "residence" for Manjushri the Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Munsu-bosal in Korean). This was a result of his having visited Wutai-shan on Pilgrimage, and having had a revelation-vision of that deity in which he was told that he could find such a set of five peaks in his nation and would experience the Bodhisattva also living there.[2]

One of the four mountain-based (for protection) royal archive buildings of the

Gyujanggak Library of Seoul National University.[4]

In 1964, Iris odaesanensis was first discovered on the mountain and then named after the mountain.[5][6]

In a remote part of Odae-san, three peat high-moor fens (a rarity in Korea) in an area of just 2300 m2 were designated as the Odaesan National Park Wetlands under the international Ramsar Convention, on October 13, 2008.[7] This area remains closed to the public due to ecological delicacy.

Attractions

The central areas of the Odae-san mountain-cluster are preserved as the Odaesan National Park, famous for hiking, tourism, pilgrimage and public recreation, especially in October when the leaves of its many deciduous trees turn red, gold and yellow. It contains two of Korea's most prominent Buddhist monasteries, Woljeongsa in the south of the main valley (at the entrance to the park)[8]) and Sangwonsa at its northern terminus, as well as a half-dozen major hermitages (subsidiary temples), all members the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.

The temples host a variety of Korean cultural treasures, including four National Treasures: the Bronze Dharma Bell (NT#36), the Wooden Seated Child Manjusri Statue (NT#221), the Documents (NT#292) of Sangwon-sa, and the Octagonal Nine-story stone Pagoda with Stone Manjusri Statue (NT#48) of Woljeong-sa.[9] There are also many designated Treasures and Provincial Cultural Heritage Items, with many on display at the museum at Woljeong-sa Temple. The most prominent hermitages are Saja-am, Gwaneum-am, Mireuk-am, Yeombul-am, Jijang-am, and Sujeong-am.

It is said that there are no steep or high mountainsides in Mt. Odae, and so there is no risk of avalanche even if the snow is heavy in winter.

Kumgangsan (Geumgang-san) or "Diamond Mountains" of North Korea. It includes the Guryong Falls or "Nine Dragons Waterfalls", and the Cheonghak-dong or "Azure-Cranes Village" area of high, steep cliffs. This rocky gorge is renowned for its captivating natural features and is a favorite for hikers. Legend tells that "Yulgok" Yi I granted its name in the 1500s. In the center resides a small Buddhist temple named Geumgang-sa or "Diamond Temple".[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://san-shin.net/Odaesan.html "Odae-san, the holy Buddhist Five Platforms Mountains". Retrieved 2022-01-01
  2. ^ http://san-shin.net/Odaesan.html "Odae-san, the holy Buddhist Five Platforms Mountains". Retrieved 2022-01-01
  3. ^ https://english.cha.go.kr/chaen/search/selectGeneralSearchDetail.do?mn=EN_02_02&sCcebKdcd=13&ccebAsno=00370000&sCcebCtcd=32 "Cultural Heritage Administration on Joseon Archives at Odae-san", Retrieved 2022-01-03
  4. ^ Lee, Claire "Looted Korean royal texts return home" Korea Herald. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-23
  5. ^ "Flagship Species". english.knps.or.kr. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Chapitre II iris a touffe et autre (partie1)". irisbotanique.over-blog.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ^ Cho (조), Hong-seop (홍섭) (2008-02-19). "오대산서 원형보존 '이탄습지' 발견". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  8. ^ Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  9. ^ https://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Odaesan/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp "ODAESAN National Park". Retrieved 2022-01-01
  10. ^ "Odaesan, Naver, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture". Naver, Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
  11. ^ "Guryongpokpo Falls (Sogeumgang River) (구룡폭포 (소금강))". Korea Tourism Organization.

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