Scenic meditation

A Meditative Weekend - Beomeosa Templestay

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June 30th 2013
Korea is still very much a Buddhist country, for its philosophical and cultural tenants if not so much as as an active religion. Peoples daily lives are influenced by Buddhist principles as much as Confucian principles, and Buddhist temples are an important part of the Korean landscape. Templestays are popular programs, not only to experience and understand Korean Buddhist monastic life, but to ge ... read more

Asia » South Korea » Busan

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more