Sanbanggulsa Temple

This guide to Sanbanggulsa Temple in Jeju opens with the story of Sanbandeok, guardian spirit of Sanbangsan, and her love for a mortal man named Goseong until a jealous village official had him exiled on a fabricated charge. It follows her grief into the cave you're standing in, where a seated stone Buddha, carved during the Goryeo dynasty and returned here in 1985 after the Japanese colonial period, faces out toward Marado, the southernmost point in the country. You'll hear about the spring inside the cave that locals still visit for healing. Listen for the steady drip of water as you take in the view south.