Comments on: Bongam-sa Temple photos http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/08/bongam-sa-temple-photos/ Korea... in Blog Format Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/08/bongam-sa-temple-photos/#comment-35255 sanshinseon Thu, 11 May 2006 02:11:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2824#comment-35255 Sure. Most larger temples now have their own websites, some of them quite good... Sure. Most larger temples now have their own websites, some of them quite good…

]]> By: Robert http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/08/bongam-sa-temple-photos/#comment-35152 Robert Tue, 09 May 2006 23:42:12 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2824#comment-35152 <blockquote>All building at all temples have electric lights now, AFAIK.</blockquote> And broadband Internet access. BTW, last time I was at Bongam-sa (which was a Lunar New Year---I called ahead and got permission from one of the monks), I swear I heard the monks playing FIFA 2000.

All building at all temples
have electric lights now, AFAIK.

And broadband Internet access. BTW, last time I was at Bongam-sa (which was a Lunar New Year—I called ahead and got permission from one of the monks), I swear I heard the monks playing FIFA 2000.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/08/bongam-sa-temple-photos/#comment-35138 sanshinseon Tue, 09 May 2006 13:37:14 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2824#comment-35138 Cool. You're a good photog... You say there "Each of the individual buildings has electric lights, which isn't surprising..." Would that EVER be surprising in 2006 South Korea...? Strange aspect to coment on. All building at all temples have electric lights now, AFAIK. Including the hermitages that can only be reached by trail, except perhaps the very remotest, like Jiri-san Dosol-am...? Hell, even Taebaek-san Manggyeong-sa up at 1500 m has electricity. Cool. You’re a good photog…

You say there “Each of the individual buildings has
electric lights, which isn’t surprising…”

Would that EVER be surprising in 2006 South Korea…?
Strange aspect to coment on. All building at all temples
have electric lights now, AFAIK. Including the hermitages
that can only be reached by trail, except perhaps the
very remotest, like Jiri-san Dosol-am…? Hell, even
Taebaek-san Manggyeong-sa up at 1500 m has electricity.

]]> By: danjlove http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/08/bongam-sa-temple-photos/#comment-35068 danjlove Tue, 09 May 2006 00:51:10 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2824#comment-35068 Hey, thanks for those changes, I made them on my page. Good thing somebody knows what he's talking about; god knows i don't:) Hey, thanks for those changes, I made them on my page. Good thing somebody knows what he’s talking about; god knows i don’t:)

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/05/08/bongam-sa-temple-photos/#comment-35012 sanshinseon Mon, 08 May 2006 09:13:15 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2824#comment-35012 Nice photos indeed. His captions are pretty amusing, displaying a true innocence -- statements like "Its the biggest temple in Korea." -- not even close, sorry. And "They marched around this spire singing something like kam-o-ne-bool-sa which a monk told me is the name of the original guy to get enlightened." -- that would be a pagoda, and they were chanting "so-ka-muni-bul" [Sakyamuni Buddha] -- he just got the break-point wrong :-) I'm not putting the guy down; it's great when someone new takes an interest and makes an effort... Nice photos indeed. His captions are pretty amusing, displaying a true innocence — statements like “Its the biggest temple in Korea.” — not even close, sorry. And “They marched around this spire singing something like kam-o-ne-bool-sa which a monk told me is the name of the original guy to get enlightened.” — that would be a pagoda, and they were chanting “so-ka-muni-bul” [Sakyamuni Buddha] — he just got the break-point wrong :-)
I’m not putting the guy down; it’s great when someone new takes an interest and makes an effort…

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