In Korea stones are believed to have unseen powers They like to stack stones on top of each other, but using ancient skills and understanding, they are arranged in a beautiful manner.

Along the trails in Korea you see piles of rocks. A prayer will be said as the rock is put on the pile. By attaching a stone to another rock's surface is a better chance of having your prayer answered. The stack of rocks can become very high.

Left: Stones stacked near Haeinsa Temple and stones on roof tile.

Below: Small piles of rock near Bulguksa Temple

Left: These are the remains of a Buddhist shrine near Seokguram Grotto. Rocks have been stacked on top of the ruins.

Left: Tapsa Temple
A beautiful site for a temple. In the early 1900's, hermit Yi Kap-ryong built over 80 stone pagodas over a ten year period as a prayer for peace. The ones behind the temple are 10 meters high. Symbolically, they function like the stone pagodas of Korea.

Stone pagoda at Hwaomsa