염불암, Yeombulam, a Buddhist hermitage located on the mid-slope of Mt. Palgong surrounding northern Daegu is one of the hermitages affiliated to Donghwasa temple. Yeombul means Buddhist prayer and Am Buddhist hermitage. This hermitage was set up during Shilla Kingdom(BC 57 ∼ AD 935).
On the way to the hermitage, visitors can see two stone
pillars which some Chinese characters are carved in low relief. The characters "入此門內 (on the right pillar), 莫存知解" cited from the Buddhist scripture written in Chinese mean "If you want to pass through this gate (on the right), do not give rise to thinking." "O" is also carved at the beginning of the characters, which means emptiness(공, 空). These letters can be usually found at the gates of Buddhist temples in Korea. A large rock stands in the backyard and two Buddhist images are carved on the western and southern side.
On the way to the hermitage, visitors can see two stone
pillars which some Chinese characters are carved in low relief. The characters "入此門內 (on the right pillar), 莫存知解" cited from the Buddhist scripture written in Chinese mean "If you want to pass through this gate (on the right), do not give rise to thinking." "O" is also carved at the beginning of the characters, which means emptiness(공, 空). These letters can be usually found at the gates of Buddhist temples in Korea. A large rock stands in the backyard and two Buddhist images are carved on the western and southern side.