• Comment: I'm convinced this was just an error of using a bad image as the image to the right is Egyptian. I replaced the Fulu image with a more appropriate one on the Korean wikipedia article, if the image has not been changed back then take this as confirmation that Bujeok and Fulu are in fact the same thing and let this article G13Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (talk to the cutest Wikipedian) 02:47, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
Bujeok on the ceiling of a sansingak at Jeondeungsa

A bujeok [ko] or pujŏk (Korean부적; Hanja符籍) is a Korean shamanic talisman. It is similar to the Taoist talisman fulu.

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The reason why talismans are painted in red on a yellow background is that yellow represents light and the light that evil spirits hate the most, and vermilion is considered to have the power to drive out ghosts, especially in Central Asian shamanism.

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