Jogyesa Temple

We visited the Jogyesa Temple. It is the only traditional Buddhist temple within ancient Seoul’s city limits. It is the headquarters of the Jogye sect of Korean Buddhism. The temple is situated in a dense downtown neighborhood, not what I was expecting. It was interesting as we approached the temple, to see monks out on the street shopping, eating in restaurants and talking on cell phones. We were able to enter the temple and rest briefly on small pads on the floor for a moment of reflection. It was very calming. This picture is one of three massive gold buddhas in the temple. The tree with the colorful lanterns was in the courtyard area of the temple. After being there, we decided to do a 2 or 3-day temple stay at a Buddhist temple in the mountains some time soon. Looking forward to that one.