Manboksa Jjeogo Pi

Kim Si-Sup

Young scholar Yang Saeng lived alone near Manyoung Temple. Having lost his parents at an early age and living a lonely life, he would recite poetry in the spring night under the plum blossoms, yearning for love. One day, he played hide-and-seek with the Buddha and earnestly wished for a beautiful encounter. And that very night, a woman came to Manyoung Temple. She was as beautiful as a fairy under the moonlight, bearing a sad story, praying to Buddha for her fate. As if predestined, the two were drawn to each other, sharing a short but deep love. However— she was not an ordinary person. She was a living person and one who had already left the mortal world. Fate allowed them the most beautiful yet most sorrowful love. "Manyoung Temple Hide-and-Seek" is a representative novella from the Joseon period, depicting love and death, the boundary between humans and spirits, an elegant yet chilling tale of destiny.