One of the most famous but sorrowful legends is related to these twin pagodas. According to
the legend, there was a well-known stone mason called Asadal. He had left his home to design
and build these twin pagodas in Silla Kingdom located in the South-eastern part of the Korean
Peninsula, and his young lovely wife, Asanyo, had been left at home in the south-western part
of the peninsula. She missed her husband very much but couldn't meet him because of a strict
rule that kept her from meeting him during the building of these twin pagodas. At last, she dived
into a pond nearby Pulguksa because she couldn't overcome the longing for her own husband.
Since then, the shadow of Seokgatap couldn't reach the pond and it was given the name of
Mooyoungtap, which means "No-Shadow-Pagoda" literally.