Podok Hermitage
Podok Hermitage | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 보덕암 |
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Hancha | 普德庵 |
Revised Romanization | Bodeogam |
McCune–Reischauer | Potŏkam |
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The Podok Hermitage is a mountain hermitage in Naegang-ri, Kumgang-gun, North Korea. First built during the Koguryo period, it was rebuilt in 1675. The one room building is supported by a single copper pole. The structure is in the middle of a 20-metre-high cliff, leaning against the rock in front of the Podok Grotto. [1]
Since the hermitage's construction in 627, solitary Buddhist monks lived in the structure, looking down at the valley through a hole in the floor. [2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Podok Hermitage". Naenara-KCNA. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Willoughby, Robert (2014). North Korea. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 286. ISBN 1841624764.
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