Sansin

The Korean mountain god. His shrines are called sansin-gak and can often be found within the grounds of Buddhist temples or at a songhwang-dang, a pile of stones located at the top of a mountain-pass. The tiger is his messenger.

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Iconography

Sansin is usually depicted as an elderly man with a long white beard, seated beneath a pine tree, flanked by a tiger or riding one.

References

Source

  • Clark, Charles Allen. (1932). Religions of Old Korea. New York: Fleming H. Revell, p. 200.