Temples
There's just something about temples that I'm so drawn to. Check out my favorites.
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Bongeunsa Temple: Gangnam Style
Bongeusna Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple on a half-mile parcel in the middle of one of the most modern, technologically advanced, richest cities in the world, Gangnam, South Korea. A beacon of…
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Tokyo’s Fukagawa Fudo Temple Fire Ritual
Fukagawa Fudo Temple | A Buddhist temple where the monks perform a fire ritual to give strength to the god of justice, a menacing, protective deity. The experience of Fukagawa Fudo Temple is…
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The Dragon Temple: Exploring Daewonsa Temple
Daewonsa Dragon Temple is one of the most unique and aesthetically fascinating temple I’ve seen in Korea (second to Tapsa Temple). The grounds are separated into two levels, the lower hall at the…
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Tapsa Temple and the Stone Pagodas
Tapsa Temple is nestled in the mountains surrounded by stone pagodas that were built by a Buddhist hermit over the course of 30 years. In 1885, Yi Gap Yong, a 25-year-old Buddhist hermit,…
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My Temple Stay at Geumsansa Temple
I spent 2 rainy days at Geumsansa Temple, learning about Buddhism, meditating, prostrating, chatting with monks, walking and resting. It was a peaceful escape from everyday life in Seoul, and something I’d recommend…
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Lunar New Year at Hong Kong’s Wong Tai Sin Temple
The Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong is the place to be to make your New Year's wish. The Taoist shrine is famous for making worshiper's wishes come true.…
