Comments on: Photos from Songgwang-sa and Seonam-sa http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/ Korea... in Blog Format Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: JiMong http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50555 JiMong Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:42:12 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50555 Beautiful photos, thanks!! BTW It would be bit scary at moonlit night in Seonam-sa's Hae-woo-so. Beautiful photos, thanks!!

BTW
It would be bit scary at moonlit night in Seonam-sa’s Hae-woo-so.

]]> By: sewing http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50553 sewing Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:19:49 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50553 I have a question. Songgwangsa is one of the "Three Jewel Temples" (三寶寺). What distinguishes them is that there is another, more prominent building above and behind the 대웅전, representing one of the three jewels of Buddhism: Buddha (Tongdosa, with a stupa), dharma (teachings; Haeinsa, with the <i>Tripitaka Koreana</i>), sangha (community). Songgwangsa represents the sangha...so is the building behind the 대웅전 in the first photo the building that's supposed to embody or represent the Sangha? At any rate, Songgwangsa will definitely be one of my first stops when it's finally time to tour Jeolla-do. And how is the hike to Seonam-sa? How long does it take? I have a question.

Songgwangsa is one of the “Three Jewel Temples” (三寶寺). What distinguishes them is that there is another, more prominent building above and behind the 대웅전, representing one of the three jewels of Buddhism: Buddha (Tongdosa, with a stupa), dharma (teachings; Haeinsa, with the Tripitaka Koreana), sangha (community).

Songgwangsa represents the sangha…so is the building behind the 대웅전 in the first photo the building that’s supposed to embody or represent the Sangha?

At any rate, Songgwangsa will definitely be one of my first stops when it’s finally time to tour Jeolla-do. And how is the hike to Seonam-sa? How long does it take?

]]> By: Robert Koehler http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50510 Robert Koehler Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:41:38 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50510 I was surprised by how well some of the photos turned out. I'd also shot a video of some of the monks chanting the Heart Sutra, or at least I thought I did. Unfortunately, I didn't click to begin shooting :( I'll probably be playing around more with video blogging in the future. I was surprised by how well some of the photos turned out. I’d also shot a video of some of the monks chanting the Heart Sutra, or at least I thought I did. Unfortunately, I didn’t click to begin shooting :(

I’ll probably be playing around more with video blogging in the future.

]]> By: sanshinseon http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50499 sanshinseon Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:52:17 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50499 artistic photos! good work again, Robert; thanks... artistic photos! good work again, Robert; thanks…

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50470 R. Elgin Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:13:26 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/09/29/photos-from-songgwang-sa-and-seonam-sa/#comment-50470 These are great Robert! Thanks so much. I decided to finally get to the Hanmi photo museum on Saturday too. These are great Robert! Thanks so much. I decided to finally get to the Hanmi photo museum on Saturday too.

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