Sansin

Sansin
A Korean representation of a sanshin
Hangul	산신
Hanja	山神
Revised Romanization	Sanshin
McCune–Reischauer	Sanshin

The sanshingak of Beomeosa, Busan

Sanshin or sansin (Hangul: 산신; Hanja: 山神) are local mountain gods in Korean shamanism. They are often paired with tigers. In Korea, every Buddhist temple has a dedicated shrine called a sanshingak (Hangul: 산신각; Hanja: 山神閣) to the local sanshin, who is typically represented as an elder male figure surrounded by tigers.^[1]

The Japanese equivalent is the Yama-no-Kami (also pronounced yamagami).

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