Case file · Apparition / miracle
Uisang's vision in the sea cave
Back from China, the monk Uisang prayed at a sea cave on the east coast until the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara appeared and told him where to build Naksansa.
671 CE · 38.13, 128.63 · status: legend
The account
The Samguk yusa tells that the Dragon King also gave him a crystal rosary. Hongnyeonam, a hermitage built over the cave, has a hole in the floor to look down at the waves.