韓國佛教寺院中奉安山神信仰成為韓國佛教一個極為明顯的特征。奉安山神的地方稱為"山神閣""山靈閣""三圣閣"等,在規格上低于"殿",建筑空間也無法與大雄寶殿相比,但其所處的位置卻十分顯眼,非常靠近寺院的大雄寶殿,且基石也常高于大雄寶殿。韓國佛教寺院中山神信仰的出現雖是韓國佛教主動為之,但卻是在特定歷史的特殊境遇下為了自身的發展而不得不做出的選擇。可以說,山神信仰體現了韓國佛教僧眾與民間信眾之間的一種張力,呈現出韓國佛教寺院信仰形態上的獨特性。

The belief in providing Mountain God for worshiping in Buddhist temples of South Korea has become an extremely obvious feature of Korean Buddhism.The place where Mountain God is served is usually called"Mountain God Pavilion","Mountain Spirit Pavilion"or"Pavilion for Three Sages".These places are lower in specifications than"Hall"and occupy smaller spaces compared with the Shakya Mani Hall,but their locations are very conspicuous,similar to location of the Shakya Mani Hall in temple,and the cornerstones in such places are often higher than those in the Shakya Mani Hall.Although the emergence of the belief in Mountain God in Buddhist temples of South Korea was initiated and accepted by Buddhism organizations in South Korea,it was a choice that had to be made for its own development under specific historical circumstances.It can be said that the belief in Mountain God in South Korea embodies a tension between Buddhist monks and folk believers,and presents the uniqueness of the belief in Buddhist temples of South Korea.