sunday, part 2 신 흥 사 (shin heung sa)

after leaving 군 평 항 we stopped by 신 흥 사 (shin heung sa) a buddhist temple.
this is the temple gate/entrance.

this is where 4 temple gaurds hang out...


i don't remember which is which,
but they are north, south, east and west...

they keep the little devils down.

a dormant fountain as everything is frozen.

the main temple...


inside the main temple...






ceremonial instruments. the wooden one on the left is for the water and fish, the one on the right is for the sky, clouds and birds...

this drum is for animals, more specifically pigs and cows (i think)...

and this bell if for the universe.

this is in a smaller temple and it shows buddha, the sun, the moon, and buddha's disciples.

this buddha carries a basket of medicine. the story is that it was missing and a monk had a dream about where it was. it was in a pond and they found it, but it had no head, so they made a new one.

the children's temple.

there are little statues of white kids to the left and right of the candles?