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| • Regular program
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regular program is held on the second and fourth Saturdays
of every month. It includes a tea ceremony, basic meditation
practice, traditional temple-style meals, text printing
from wood blocks, lotus lantern making, and a temple tour
(please find details below).
The number of participants is limited to 15 persons, with
the minimum of 5. The participation fee in the basic program
is 20,000 Won per person. |
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| • Non-regular
program |
A non-regular program can be organized on the first
and third Saturdays of every month. This program, for
a group of 5 persons or more, needs a 5-day advance booking.
- Tea Ceremony
The drinking of tea prepared from leaves with a traditional
tea set is similar to sitting in Seon, meditation. We
often say "Daseon Limi" and this means that
tea drinking and Seon practice have the same taste.
- Seon or Meditation
Seon is considered to be the main method for searching
for our True Nature. This practice constitutes the core
of the Korean Buddhist tradition.
- Barwoo Gongyang or Traditional Temple Meal
"Barwoo" means the "bowls appropriate
for the quantity." "Gongyang"refers to
the "temple meals." The four-bowl meal is
the traditional way of taking food for monks and nuns.
It simplifies the process and also adds a meditation-like
quality to the daily meals.
- Text Printing
The Buddha's teachingsare collected in texts which were
traditionally printed using wood blocks. During the
program, there will be a chance for each participant
to print his or her own text on traditional paper.
- Lotus Lantern Making
Lighting a lantern stands for the wishes that the wisdom,
loving-kindness, and compassion of the Buddha may spread
and illuminate the whole world it also represents the
wisher's own intention to live like a lantern. The participants
may make a lotus lantern each. |
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