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Early in the morning, it’s only shadow on the plateau were ECO OASIS is. Today we have a longer way: we will depart from Tara Valley, drive along the Moraca Valley to the capital town Podgorica, pass the Skadar Lake … Continue reading
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The monastery may be visited from Podgorica (50 km) or from Niksic (15 km). The main road is very good but the climbing to the monastery is very narrow and in bad condition. If you don’t have the guts, don’t … Continue reading
La intoarcerea de la Seul, am avut la dispozitie o jumatate de zi in Budapesta, asa ca m-am dus sa vad Szentendre, un mic orasel din apropiere, devenit un loc al boemei artistice a capitalei si al turistilor, mai ales … Continue reading
Further, I enter in a yard were I see Birojeon or the Hall with Budha Vairocana. The construction was erected on 751, has been burnt by the Japanese invaders and rebuilt on 1666. The Saritap from the yard, a stupa … Continue reading
Bulguska is considered no.1 Budhist temple in Korea and when I visited it, I understood why. I reached the place by a bus from Lake Bomun (no.10, 11, or 700; 1500 won one way). From the bus station I climbed … Continue reading
Tommorrow we celebrate August,15, one of the great celebrations of the Christianity. This is the reason I interrupt my story, to relate about the most important place of pilgrimage in Moldova, a county in the Eastern part of Romania, at … Continue reading
I wanted to visit this temple because this is the leading temple of the Korean Buddhist temples of the Jogye Order. All the details and explanations are from their brochure. Buddhism was introduced in Korea from Japan, via China. The … Continue reading
Built in the proximity of the Gyeongbok Palace, in 1392, Jongmyo Shrine is dedicated to the preservation of royal family sacred tablets. When a king or a queen died, they were mourned in the palace for 3 years. Then, the … Continue reading
The Wongudan Temple is a jewel unknown for many of the inhabitants of Seoul. It was erected on 1897, in the period when the king Sojong autoproclaimed himself emperor of the Daehan Empire. As this was a title which made … Continue reading
Buddhism has been introduced in Korea in 372. Blended with Shamanist (the initial religion of the nation) and Japanese Zen elements, it created the Korean Buddhism. The Bongeunsa Temple has been erected in 794 by monk Yeonhue Sunim, during the … Continue reading