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Temples in Korea
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Korean temple in the US
KL = Korean Language page (requiring Korean fonts)
General
Important Addresses
Korean Temples in the US
Welcome to the
(02) 705-5223
A general article by Kim Eun-
jin on Korean Buddhism.
(Buddhist teachings, temples in Ch'unch'on
area, etc.)
Meditation Centers
562-60, Pyungchang-dong, Chongro-ku, Seoul
Ph. (02) 395-2571 Fax: (02) 395-2574
Contact Person: Sung, Soon Kyung, president
Orders
Kwang Sa Monastery
Seungju-gun, 543-43
Cholla Namdo
Telephone: 130 131 132
Tradition: Korean Son (Zen)
Facilities available only for monks and nuns
Offer retreats open to the general public in the summer and winter as well
as Zen practice (meditation and chanting) every morning.
277-39 Hongun 3 Dong
Soedaemun-ku
Seoul 120-100
Teacher: Bhante Cho Amarayano
Meditation System: An affiliated Mahasi Sayadaw Meditation Centre.
Research
There's also a link to an English page that has short articles on Buddhist art, BBSs, the daily life of monks,
history, teachings and temples.
Also has links to
English
and Esperanto
pages!
Resources
M.A. Thesis
Temples--(Korea)
An excellent set of resources for scholars.
Academic Resources (Korean Language)
Site for the Pure Land Order of Korea with a link to a
Korean-language page
This temple houses the famous
Tripitaka Koreana
Phone: (02)735-5347
Fax: (02) 720-7849
Address:
148-5, Sokyok-dong, Chongno-ku
Seoul 110-200, South Korea
Location: Chongno-ku Sogyok-dong (near Chongdok Library)
not far from the Anguk Subway station
on the Orange Line
(a five-minute walk from Insa-dong and Chogye-sa Temple)
Ph. 0333-655-3215
The main Zen Center of the Kwanum Zen School which was founded by Master Seung Sahn.
Meditation Practice and Retreats
Hwa Gye Sah, 487 Su Yu Dong
Do Bong Gu
Seoul, South Korea
FAX: 2-995-5770
This is probably one of the best and most accessible places for foreigners to practice meditation in Korea.
There is another Ssanggye-sa page which is also in Korean.
Ph. (0661) 755-0107/9
Korean page.
This page has a list of Korean Buddhist temples (domestic and international) that have web sites.
5561 Tangiers Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714) 894-0177
ph. 213-383-3500
Carmel, California 93923
Tel. 831-624-3686 Fax 831-624-1482
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