I didn’t know that they use the Swastika as a symbol for their temples either and was a bit surprised to see it at every corner.
Donghwasa temple, Palgong mountain, near Daegu, April 2006
Tongil-Daejon Hall:
At Donghwasa temple they also have the largest Buddha statue in the world.
They built it and people go there, some every day to pray for a reunion with North Korea.
From the tourist brochure:
”Tongail-Daebul Buddha Statue, completed in November 1992, is 33m high and 16.5m round, which makes it the largest in the world. In the body of the Statue are 2 pieces of Buddha’s bones presented by the Myanmar government. In front of the Statue stand two 17m high stone pagodas, two 16,7m high stone lanterns, and the Tongil-daejon Hall.
Wishes of Buddhists desiring the reunification of the country are saved here.”
A monk on his way to one of the shrines:
Their prayers for a reunion with North Korea lined up:
