Wish Fulfillment
Places said to hear one heartfelt wish.
A few places are visited for whatever the visitor most needs rather than for one named blessing. Korea keeps a set phrase for them: pray with a whole heart, the saying goes, and one wish will be heard. This collection gathers places that carry that reputation, and each page records where it comes from, whether the institution's own account or a tradition with centuries behind it. The tag records the reputation, not a promise.
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Places in this collection
TempleGatbawi
- Exams & Study
- Wish Fulfillment
A Unified Silla stone Buddha seated on the summit of Gwanbong on Palgongsan, and the busiest prayer site in the country in the weeks before the university entrance exam.
TempleHongryeonam
- Wish Fulfillment
A hermitage built where Uisang is said to have met Avalokiteśvara, its hall raised so the sea can be seen moving beneath the floor.
TempleBoriam
- Wish Fulfillment
An Avalokiteśvara prayer site on the slope of Geumsan, counted with Hongryeonam and Bomunsa among Korea’s three great sites.
TempleJungakdan, Sinwonsa
- Wish Fulfillment
The only survivor of the three royal mountain-god altars of Joseon stands in the grounds of Sinwonsa on Gyeryongsan.