Hiking to Gatbawi Buddha in Daegu South Korea

Lots of stats on the Hike to Gatbawi Buddha in Daegu South Korea where on a good day you can see all the surrounding mountains while you listen to the monk's peaceful chants.

Gatbawi is a statue of Buddha that sits against a rocky cliff of Gwanbong Peak that rises 850m above the sea level. The name Gatbawi comes from the fact that the Buddha has a flat rock (bawi) on its head that looks like a Korean traditional hat (called a gat). The statue, designated Treasure No. 431, is one of the most sophisticated Buddha statues of the 9th Century. Legend has it that the statue grants honest prayers, so every year at sunrise on New Year’s Day people flock to the Buddha statue to make a wish for the new year and see the rising sun.

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