Photo: Guardian at the Gate

Place: Beomeo Temple (Beomeosa), Pusan, Pusan-gwangy?ksi, South Korea

Jane Keeler

By Jane Keeler
Uploaded on 1 December 2007
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Guardian at the Gate

Most Buddhist temples in South Korea have four "guardian" figures either painted or carved in the entryway. At their feet sit strange, Gollum-like creatures. This one was found in the gateway to the Beomeo Temple (Beomeosa), located in Busan, South Korea.

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