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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
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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
Poate vreti sa stiti ce am vazut pana la urma la Fatehpur Sikri. Va voi arata aici. Dar mai intai vreau sa va spun de ce doream sa vad acest loc. Fatehpur Sikri este un oras parasit dar care, intre … Continue reading
In dimineata dinaintea plecarii spre Agra, am tinut neaparat sa vizitez si Galta Temple, despre care vazusem deja un documentar pe National Geographic, mai demult ( http://wn.com/Galta_-holy_monkey_temple_Jaipur_India). Sunt locuri care ti se lipesc de suflet fara sa poti explica prea … Continue reading
Chittorgarh este o localitate mica, cu 100000 locuitori, pe drumul dintre Udaipur si Bundi, la doua ore de condus de Udaipur, unde nu se opresc prea multi turisti. El a fost fondat in secolul al VIII-lea de catre Bappa Rawal … Continue reading
Templul Jagdish se afla in centrul orasului vechi din Udaipur, in imediata apropiere a muzeului City Palace. A fost construit in anul 1651, in timpul domniei lui Maharana Jagat Singh si se spune ca ar fi costat 1.5 milioane rupii, … Continue reading