Templestay to be presented at the Vietnam International Travel Mart Hanoi, 
March 27-30 


Templestay(https://eng.templestay.com/), one of Korea's representative 
traditional tourism programs, is coming to Hanoi, Vietnam. Templestay literally 
means "staying at a temple" and it allows participants to experience a day of 
Buddhist monks, learning Korea's Buddhist culture.

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A monk and Templestay participants watching the sunset in Mihwangsa Temple

Visitors will have an opportunity to experience such stays at the Vietnam 
International Travel Mart Hanoi 2019(https://vitm.vn/). This event will be held 
from March 27 through 30 at Hanoi International Center for Exhibition. 

Monks start their days at 4 a.m. The only sound that rings in a dark mountain 
temple is that of bells and wooden handbell that heralds the early morning 
service. The monks and ordinary Templestay participants begin their temple 
lives with this Buddhist service at 4:30 a.m. They take 'koan', one of the most 
meaningful meditation practices for beginners, looking into their minds 
focusing on only one subject: "What is this?" Recognizing anxiety, anguish, 
selfishness and greed, they slowly practice 108 bows (108 prostrations). Now 
they sit opposite to the monk and have a cup of tea. "Be merciful both to you 
and others. Please love and care for yourself more." Talking with a monk will 
give participants the "power" to live their lives. Living a full day from at a 
temple like this is the charm of Korean Templestay. 

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Templestay Experience: Making a Lotus lantern and Danju(Buddhist prayer beads)

The world's leading tourism enterprises will participate in the event and the 
Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism that runs Templestay programs will also join 
the event to provide information and consulting services to visitors and 
tourism industry professionals. There will also be free, hands-on programs 
where visitors can make Danju, or Buddhist prayer beads, and Lotus lantern. 

"It is a precious experience to make Danju and Lotus lantern you may have only 
in Templestay," said Ven. Wonkyeong, Director of the Cultural Corps of Korean 
Buddhism. "I hope this exhibition will be a great chance to discover the charm 
of Korean Buddhism and Templestay." 

For more information about Templestay, please visit the official English 
Website of the Korean Templestay(https://eng.templestay.com/).

SOURCE  Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism