Korean Buddhism, history-condition-art : three lectures (1918)
Starr, Frederick, 1858-1933 · Boston : Marshall Jones Co. · leaf 146
ed to thecave chapel of Sukkul-am. It is full ofbeauty. Excavated in the slope near agreat ridge summit, it looks out upon theEastern Sea. In the old days it was ap-proached by a fine flight of steps. Fromits summit a passageway led to the sub-terranean chamber. It was bordered onboth sides by… … XXI ART feet across, subterraneously situated in thehillside. Its low, vaulted roof is an in-genious and wonderful construction. Thesurrounding walls are filled with slabsbearing fine carvings. Here are threesplendid figures of Bodhisattvas, withboat-shaped haloes, three other figures…
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