¹Many days passed, and when the new portrait was nearly complete, Taemonim arrived once again. Without reservation, however, She once again struck Yong-sin in the back with Her tobacco pipe, thundering,²“I told you to paint Jeung-san. Did I tell you to paint Maitreya?” And Taemonim used Her tobacco pipe to fling away the painting, destroying it once again.

³Feeling completely humiliated, Yong-sin was enraged and set about gathering up all of his painting paraphernalia to depart.⁴Seeking to dissuade him from leaving, Go Min-hwan said, “The Venerable Lady is not an ordinary person but a divine being. She was intending to bestow upon you immense qi so that you would paint a fine portrait. If you persevere, blessings will be yours.” Despite much difficulty, Min-hwan eventually calmed the painter.

⁵Yong-sin once again resumed painting, and when he had nearly completed the third portrait on March 24, Min-hwan asked Taemonim, “Would this portrait suffice?”

⁶“The portrait suffices, for it resembles your Father,” Taemonim answered.

⁷Though Yong-sin succeeded in portraying a visage similar to Sangjenim’s, he was at a loss as to how to appropriately depict Sangjenim’s attire and the setting.

⁸When he inquired about this matter, Taemonim replied, “Sangjenim said to Me, ‘I am Okhwang-Sangje.’ The portrayal should hence befit an emperor.”

⁹Yong-sin took great care in finishing the portrait and presented it to Taemonim, and this portrait was enshrined on March 26, Taemonim’s Incarnation Day.