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Destination: Bomunsa
TweetCorrection: The Bomun order is Korea's only order of Buddhist nuns (HT to Gomushin Girl), not Asia's. See the comments for more.The high temple of Asia's Korea's only order of Buddhist nuns...
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On 'bad' tourist places - do the DMZ and a templestay belong on the 101...
TweetIf you're one of those people who really want to know where not to travel, you are now in luck. A new 272-page softcover book 'lowlights' the 101 places not to see before you die. The anti-travel...
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Destination: Yongjusa (Hwaseong city, Gyeonggi-do)
TweetThis deva carries the pagoda in one hand and a deadly weapon in the other - bow to all four, including 다문천왕 (deo-mun-cheon-wang) before passing through.Yongjusa (용주사,龍珠寺) is unique among Korean...
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Destination: Yongmunsa (Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do)
TweetNot to be confused with the surrounding Yongmunsan Resort (용문산관광지), Yongmunsa offers a thousand-year-old tree just outside of a temple founded as the Silla dynasty was ending. It seems a bit...
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Destination: Songgwangsa (Suncheon, Jeollanam-do)
TweetThe monks were everywhere. One was beating his wooden moktok, another was laboriously carrying a load of plants, and a third was walking through the courtyard. A number were meditating behind one...
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I Love Seoul, I Like Temple: Temple Stay Diary
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