While the buildings themselves are always of wood there is a curious use made of stone at times in the way of supports. You remember in a picture from Sukwang-sa this was illustrated. The building was in the nature of a pavilion where tablets bearing names were left by visitors; the pavilion was borne upon upright columns of stone, highly characteristic of Korea, but not common elsewhere. Another feature of the architecture is wall-painting and here we find two different kinds. Pictures may be painted directly upon the woodwork of the wall. It is more common, however, to panel the timbered walls with plastering and then to paint upon the plaster. Let us examine examples of both kinds. You remember that among the Buddhist books recently printed in _on-mun_ was an allegory by a Chinese monk. The writer’s name was Chiu-Chang-Chun; he was born in 1208 and died in 1288. His book was named _Sei-yeu-ki_; at Pongeum-sa, a scene taken from his book is painted on the wooden wall. We present it as an example of this kind of decoration. It represents a scene from the closing part of the old story. (Plate XXII.) [Illustration: PLATE XXX Extraordinary combinations of Rakan figures: Hall of Five Hundred Rakan: Songkwang-sa [Page 90]] The pilgrims had almost finished their journey and were returning in state, on cherubim, with a great collection of idols and sacred texts. It was found, however, that they had suffered only eighty trials, and it seems that to be perfect they should pass through eighty-one—nine times nine—so angels were sent to overtake the eight cherubim, and tell them privately that they must let the monks suffer one trial more. This the angels did. As a sample of the story, and in explanation of the picture we quote from Dr. Richard’s translation. “It was a strange sensation to be on the ground again. They had come down near some water. The master asked, ‘Can anyone tell me where we are?’ The monkey said, ‘Master, this is the mouth of the Milky Way River.’ The river was wide. It was also a lonely place, without houses or boats, and they were on the western side. How could they get across? Two of them suggested that since the master had left his mortal body behind they could cross the river by magic, but the monkey said, ‘No, it cannot be done.’ He knew that there was one trial more to undergo, and it was for this they had stopped on the way. Then they heard a cry, ‘Chinese priest, come this way.’ They went and found that it was the white tortoise, who had ferried them over as they went West, at the time when they had saved the family at Chen Kia Chwang. The tortoise said he had been waiting for their return for a long time and was glad to see them. The practical monkey said, ‘Formerly we had to trouble you. Now we meet again.’