Why Does People Attach the Coins on Buddha Statue
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On my way to the main building of the temple, Soo Deok Sa, I saw a family attach the coins on Buddha statue.
It seemed that Korean people loved to use coins for purpose of praying for fortune and luck to Buddha.
You could see this kinds of statue in many cases. In the temple of Soo Deok Sa, there were many places people put the coins on the statue and threw the coin into the water.
A woman was attaching the coins even on the steep wall like that.
It took several minutes to put the coins on steep wall
I heard people talked each other the ability to attach the coins on the steep wall was the sign of sincere faith to Buddha.
It made me laughing. It was far from Buddhism, it was superstitious and deeply related to the Shamanism.
There is my friend who is devout christian. When I met him, I told what I had seen in the temple.
He explained that koeans' religious background was deeply related with the shamanism.
Eventhough there are Buddhism, Protestant and Catholic in Korea, there are no religious conflict in Korea. The reason no conflict among religions was that basic tendency of religion in Korean people was the Shamanism.
You could find the shamans and fortune tellers easily anyplace in Korea.
I think my friend's explanation had a sense.
How about your place.
Do you have similar attitude or custom like korea ?
@slowwalker It looks really a wonderful statue. that people go there for praying.
Dont other people steal the coins attached with this statue?
lol
I think Priests of that temple took the coins who works there..correct me If I am wrong..
Very nice! Thanks, where would I yet have seen!
Thank you for an interesting post on the customs of the religious people of Korea. I think most customs and religious practices seem strange outside of ones own culture. The differences is what make culture unique and fun (as long as no one gets hurt).
wow...so nice....thanks for shearing
thank you for visiting
Hope this brings you luck as well. Good luck
thank you so much bro
Excellent photography @slowwalker.Thanks for sharing this post.i like and uovoted.
thank you for your compliment
The coins are attached with buddha statue to serve poor people.
haha. exactly
It is something wrong people may call it belief, but it give courage to many, who wish to achieve something. So it's great 👌
you are right
Hiiiii....That's very wonderful statue @slowwalker
thank you