On the morning of June 20th I visited four temples. Pictures taken at two of them are displayed below. Enjoy!
Tag: BUDDHISM
Riding in Cars with Monks
I only intended to sit and have tea with a former student who happens to be a monk. She was my student in Gyeongsan but has recently relocated to the city where I reside these days, Iksan. She could not meet with me so one of her fellow monks offered to entertain me during my…
Buddha Like Me
After my most recent trip to Ethiopia, I marveled at the similarities between Korean and Ethiopian culture. This is the original post: I went to a temple today. Koreans built it around the sixth century. We drank tea, talked, and took some pictures. I saw a statue of Buddha — one that I hadn’t seen…
Buddha Like Me
I had always believed that Buddha was a large fat bald smiling man whose stomach Chinese people rubbed for good luck. I would see statues of this man often in Chinese restaurants. It wasn’t until 2012 that I realized this man was not Buddha, but actually a famous monk — Hotei. Back in 2012 I…
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