SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jogye Order Social Welfare Foundation, South Korea’s largest Buddhist organization, announced on March 5 that it plans to expand its temple stay matchmaking program to include foreign participants, marking a new approach in addressing the country’s low birth rate. The “Naneun Jeollo” (I Go to the Temple) program, previously [...]
JEUNGPYEONG, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – At a Buddhist temple nestled in the countryside of South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province, an unusual scene unfolded last Friday. A group of visitors, accompanied by their canine companions, gathered to participate in a unique program that combines traditional temple stays with pet-friendly accommodation. The event was held at Mireuksa [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Over 6 million have participated in temple-life experience programs over the past decades, with foreigners accounting for 11 percent of the total, data showed Saturday. According to data compiled by Rep. Song Eon-seok of the ruling People Power Party, a total of 6.44 million have visited temples across the [...]
SEOUL, March 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Buddhist temple stay program by expanding the scope of the program and launching other projects. According to the corps, South Korea’s temple stay program began at 33 temples across the country following the 2002 FIFA [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Temple stays have effectively worked as a place for healing and meditation during the pandemic. The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism (CCKB) conducted a survey of 19,706 Korean nationals and foreigners who had participated in a temple stay, among whom 18,400 people gave an average score of 6.47 out [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Buddhist monks are offering free temple stays for medical staff and public servants working in the health sector to help them find ease after the troubles they have gone through fighting the coronavirus. The Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism (CCKB), an affiliate of the Jogye Order, announced Tuesday that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that temple stay programs that include traditional meditation and contemplation are in fact good for mental health. Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital and the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism conducted four-day temple stays for 50 participants between 2013 and 2015. After each of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – For three days, a select number of New Yorkers will get to experience South Korea’s traditional Buddhist temple cuisine in the Big Apple. Titled “Korean Templestay and Temple Food Culture Week”, the event will be held at Astor Center in Manhattan. The biennial event, which is organized by the [...]
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SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a survey taken three years ago, as many as 85 percent of Koreans said they are not happy. The news report was indeed shocking to the viewers. In a follow-up questionnaire about “spiritual quotient” in late 2011 conducted by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism on 5,011 adults, asking [...]