One or two of the pictures were made by Manuel Gonzales in 1911; all the others are the work of Maebashi Hambei, who accompanied me, in my last three expeditions to Korea, as photographer.

Chicago, July 12, 1918.

CONTENTS

Korean Buddhism: PAGE

History 1

Condition 32

Art 66

Bibliography 97

Notes 99

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PLATE FACING PAGE

I Kim Ku Ha. President of Buddhist Committee for 1917 Frontispiece

II General view: Pomo-sa 2

III General view: Yuchom-sa, Diamond Mountains 4

IV Sari monuments: Yuchom-sa 6

V Main Temple: Kumsan-sa 10

VI Sari monument pyramid, Kumsan-sa. (A relic of Buddha is supposed to be enshrined here) 16

VII Geomantic Mast: Chung-ju 18

VIII The Buddha: cave temple, Sukkul-am 22

IX Bodhisattva figure, Sukkul-am 24

X Great Miriok: Eunjin. General view 26

XI Group at Fukoan, branch of Sinkei-sa; Diamond Mountains 28

XII Hain-sa: Building for the Wood-blocks 34

XIII Hain-sa: Building for the Wood-blocks, interior 38

XIV Great Buddha relief on rock face: Inner Kongo 44

XV Sari monument to Muhak: Hoiam-sa 48

XVI Head-priest and Pagoda: Sinkei-sa, Diamond Mountains 50

XVII Main Temple: Yuchom-sa, Diamond Mountains 52

XVIII Carved Door, Yuchom-sa 54

XIX Brahmanic Guardian of Buddhism: Songkwang-sa 56

XX, A, B. Two Deva Kings, Guardians of World Quarters: Sukwang-sa 58

XXI Gigantic Deva King. Guardian of World Quarter: Pawpchu-sa. The Korean standing by is a married man of normal stature 60

XXII Wall painting: The White Tortoise Scene of the Sei-yeu-ki: Pongeum-sa 66

XXIII Wall paintings on plaster: Sukwang-sa 68

XXIV Great figures of Buddhist Trinity, seated: Pawpchu-sa. Sakya, Monju, Fugen 70

XXV Great figures of Buddhist Trinity, standing: Kumsan-sa. Amida, Kwannon, Daiseishi. (Thirty feet or so in height) 72

XXVI Figures—a Trio of Trinities: Sukwang-sa. (The figures are said to be Kwannon, Amida, Daiseishi, Monju, Vairoshana, Fugen, Jihi, Sakyamuni Teikakara) 74

XXVII Figure and painting of Kwannon: Pomo-sa 76

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