Samhwa-dong Travel Guide

  Samhwasa Temple
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  • Samhwasa Temple
      Samhwasa Temple
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  • Temple and part of Songnisan Ntl Park
      Temple and part of Songnisan Ntl Park
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      Samhwasa-Temple
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  • Evening prayer
      Evening prayer
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  • Temple and Mt Doota
      Temple and Mt Doota
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Ring the temple bell

Ring the temple bell, Samhwa-dong

 WStat Says:  At sunset the monks ring the temple bell; guests, who have participated actively in the temples daily life are invited, to assist and also to ring the bell. It is not easy, to direct the massive and heavy pole, so as to hit the bell at the right spot. 

Join the monks for Dinner

Join the monks for Dinner, Samhwa-dong

 WStat Says:  Guests are invited to join the temple community for an always vegetarean, very delicious dinner,but asked not to speak during dinner and to wash the dishes afterwards. 

Join the prayers !

Join the prayers !, Samhwa-dong

 WStat Says:  In the evening, at night and in early morning prayers are held in the main hall of Samhwa temple.Temple-guests are allowed and animated to join, yet have to follow all (rather complicated) rites, as frequently kneeling down and rise without the help of ones hands,laying down... 

Temple stay at Samwhasa

Temple stay at Samwhasa, Samhwa-dong

 WStat Says:  Temple Stays are unique opportunities to experience Buddhist monastic life. In Korea, the Temple Stay program was initially established for foreigners visiting Korea in 2002. Visitors can experience firsthand the disciplined yet peaceful monastic lifestyle of Korean Buddhist... 

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 Drving from the overcrowded highways towards Mt. Songnisan Nat’l Park one enters suddenly a new world of serenity and - compared to all the other places - a kind of solitude.Mountains, forests and... 

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