{"id":3040,"date":"2008-09-23T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/?p=3040"},"modified":"2008-09-23T11:50:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-23T11:50:00","slug":"refresh-your-inner-spirit-with-the-korean-templestay-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/09\/refresh-your-inner-spirit-with-the-korean-templestay-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Refresh your Inner Spirit with the Korean Templestay Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/images\/db\/175562.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 451px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/images\/db\/175562.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>Whether you\u2019re weary of the world or just looking for a very different experience the Templestay <br \/>Korea program offers a unique environment to reinvigorate both body and soul and refresh your <br \/>inner spirit. <\/p>\n<p>Templestay Korea offers a two day experience staying overnight in one of Korea\u2019s stunning <br \/>Buddhist temples and a chance to relax and revitalize your soul and learn first-hand about a <br \/>monastic lifestyle passed down for well over 1,000 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Templestay Korea program was first launched in 2002 during the FIFA World Cup with only a <br \/>few temples offering the overnight experience and it has become so successful that there are <br \/>now eighty-seven temples participating in the Templestay program.<\/p>\n<p>Templestay Korea programs allow visitors to experience Korean Buddhist culture. Guests have <br \/>the chance to participate in many of the same activities as the Buddhist monks including <br \/>meditation, meal offerings and homage services. You can also learn how to make a lotus lantern, <br \/>prayer beads and make a woodblock print. Other activities include temple tours, tours to <br \/>hermitages, tea ceremonies, Buddhist martial arts and the opportunity to have a once in a <br \/>lifetime experience in a perfectly pristine natural environment.<\/p>\n<p>Most temples provide a Templestay uniform for adults and visitors should bring their own towel <br \/>and travel kit. Accommodation is usually in same sex shared accommodation. During fall and <br \/>the winter warm clothing is a must. You can use public transportation to get to your selected <br \/>temple. Some temples will meet participants with reservations at the nearest train or bus station <br \/>and escort them to the temple. <\/p>\n<p>The basic two day program (including an overnight stay) costs from US$50-US$80 depending on <br \/>the temple and can be extended to three or four days for a deeper experience. A half day Temple <br \/>Life program is also available for participants with little time on their hands. <\/p>\n<p>Visit the Templestay Korea website homepage http:\/\/eng.templestay.com\/ or for further <br \/>information or bookings email: ts2002@buddhism.or.kr <\/p>\n<p>A full colour leaflet of the Templestay Korea program is also available by contacting the Sydney <br \/>office of Korea Tourism Organization Email: visitkorea@knto.org.au or phone 02)9252-4147\/8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re weary of the world or just looking for a very different experience the Templestay Korea program offers a unique environment to reinvigorate both body and soul and refresh your inner spirit. Templestay Korea offers a two day experience staying overnight in one of Korea\u2019s stunning Buddhist temples and a chance to relax and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}