Buddhist Temple Stay
Two of the Korean Buddhist Orders - Jogye and Cheontae - offer temple stays for foreign visitors. Begun in 2002 for visitors to the Soccer World Cup Games, templestays provide lay people with an opportunity to share in and learn about the lives of Buddhist monks and nuns. People generally stay two days or about 24 hours in that they may arrive mid afternoon, stay overnight and depart the following mid to late afternoon.
Costs for the temple stays vary depending on the program, but are usually somewhere between W40,000 and W80,000. For more information, visit this templestay website.
To make reservations (at least one week in advance) you can write to ts2002@buddhism.or.kr or call 02-732-9926/7.
A templestay is a memorable way of learning about theKorean Buddhism as well as the unique characteristics of Korean Buddhist Temples.
TEMPLE STAY OPTIONS OUTSIDE SEOUL:
Golgulsa (Temple) : Sunmudo (Korean Traditional Martial Art) Temple Stay. Golgul Temple features a Mae-yoerae-bul-jwa-sang (a sitting statue of Buddha) artfully carved 4 meter above the cliff. Small status of Bhuddha are place in twelve man-made caves. Deeply dug-in caves are similar to the shape of skulls and are the source of the temple's name (bone and cave temple) .What makes this temple especially distinctive is its martial art program called Sunmudo which has been used for years as a method of self discipline.
Address : San 304 Andong-li Yangbook-myun Gyeongju-si Gyeongbuk 780-890
Directions: Getting out of Gyeongju IC on Gyeongbuk highway, make a right toward Bomoon danji. Passing by Bomoon danji go ahead at the crossroad between Bulguksa and Gampo. Passing through Chooryung Tunnel go straight toward Gampo. On the Andong three way cross, make a left after seeing directory of Gogulsa. In about 2km, Golgulsa gate will be on your left.
Temple Stay Cost: W40,000 per person for a one-night two-day stay (W30,000 for Koreans). The additional cost for non-Koreans is to cover the costs of transalation/interpretation.
Reservations: (054)744-1689 (if no English speaker, contact 045-1330)
Website: www.golgulsa.com, www.sunmudo.com
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