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Series: Temple Stay Korea

Temple Stay Korea — What Happens After the Gate Closes (Part 1)

31/08/202617/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of two women approaching Jingwansa gate on a temple stay Korea trip, early autumn light over Seoul.
This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Temple Stay Korea

The apartment blocks were still visible from the bus stop. Fifteen minutes later, they were gone. What no one tells you about a temple stay Korea

Categories K-Culture Tags templestay, Korean Buddhism, temple stay Korea, mindfulness travel, Korean travel, Korean culture Leave a comment

Temple Schedule — What Happens Before the City Wakes (Part 2)

31/08/202618/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of two women performing 108 bows, the temple schedule beginning before dawn at Jingwansa.
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Temple Stay Korea

Four AM bell, 108 bows, a bowl you clean yourself. This temple schedule connects every hour to the next — and doesn’t ask if you’re ready.

Categories K-Culture Tags temple stay Korea, Korean temple morning, 108 bows, baru gongyang, templestay, Korean Buddhism Leave a comment

Silent Retreat — Why the World Gets Louder When You Go Quiet (Part 3)

31/08/202618/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of two women standing before rows of earthenware jars at Jingwansa, silent retreat beginning.
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Temple Stay Korea

Wellness sells recovery in weekends. A silent retreat removes what made recovery necessary in the first place — and doesn’t ask you to add anything.

Categories K-Culture Tags digital detox travel, Korean Buddhism, temple stay wellness, Korean wellness travel, mindfulness Korea, templestay Korea Leave a comment

Korean Temple Experience — The Hours No One Photographs (Part 4)

31/08/202619/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustrated Korean temple experience showing participants paying respects inside the Main Buddha Hall of a Buddhist temple.
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Temple Stay Korea

After 108 bows, the body keeps count before the mind agrees. A full day inside a Korean temple experience — from dawn prostrations to the dark.

Categories K-Culture Tags Korean temple food, Korean Buddhist food, temple slow food, temple cooking, mindful cooking, slow food Korea Leave a comment

Temple Stay Seoul — Why the Gate Stays Open to the City (Part 5)

31/08/202619/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of two women in temple robes having tea with a Buddhist nun at Jingwansa during a temple stay Seoul visit.
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Temple Stay Korea

Ten minutes from an apartment block, a thousand-year-old gate. What a temple stay Seoul at Jingwansa gives that a mountain retreat can’t — and why we came back.

Categories K-Culture Tags temple stay Korea, temple slow food, temple return, slow living Korea, mindfulness practice, Korean Buddhist temple Leave a comment
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