I am having my students write a paper about Korean Shamanism. Today, we were talking about San-Shin, mountain Gods.
Kim Nam Hee said that if a mountain is burning, it weeps."When a mountain is burning furiously, it is wailing."
Lee Hyo Jin discussed the significance of the tiger. She said that after 300 years, the tiger can speak and smoke a pipe. The pipe is called "kom bang dae." In the pipe, he smokes the dried leaves of "yeon jo." I asked what says. Hyo Jin said, "I'm 300 years old. I can speak and smoke a pipe. Cheers!" In Korean society, that is really funny. Below are some pics of Sanshin with tiger, and Korean pipes.
"He is holding a stick, cha yeon, or pa cho seon, which can change the weather. He is 10000 years old and practices everyday to care for his soul." Tom
The Tiger represents the Korean map (Kristen), which looks like a crouching tiger. (Moon Seri said Dokdo is one of the tigers turds.)
"The tiger represents bravery. The Pine Tree represents the defeat of evil." Coco
The Pine Tree is always blue, which means the correct spirit." HwangSuJin
Sanshin controls the mountain's biology. The tiger protects the San shin. Park Seo In
There seems to be an element of shapeshifting in this. The Sanshin has a tiger spirit, and can shapeshift into a tiger.
http://sacredsites.com/asia/korea/sanshin.html
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