Muhak Daesa (無學大師, 1327–1405)
The monk who advised Taejo, and the figure enshrined at Guksadang.
Muhak was a monk of the late Goryeo and early Joseon period, remembered as the adviser to Taejo Yi Seong-gye at the founding of the dynasty and in the choice of a capital. He is the figure enshrined at Guksadang on Inwangsan, and the shrine’s name is said to come from that. The site itself was chosen when the shrine was forced off Namsan in 1925: it is said to be where Taejo and Muhak once prayed.
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ShrineGuksadang, Inwangsan
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A shaman shrine moved from Namsan to the slope of Inwangsan in 1925 under Japanese pressure, where roughly a hundred gut rites are still held each year.
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The hermitage where Muhak Daesa is said to have awakened on seeing the moon, cut off by the tide and reachable again when it falls.