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Among Korea Cultural Assets, more then 65% are Buddhist. Buddhist temples are among the most impressive and comprehensive of these asesets.
To the present, temples as living museums preserving a variety of national cultural assets like architecture, sculpture, crafts and paintings.
These represent religious and artistic creations spanning from the seventh century in the Three Kingdoms period through the Chosun Dynasty, which ended in 1910.
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Temples utilize and display traditional architecture, and house and utilize other historical assets like paintings, tan-chong(Buddhist ways of colouring), seung-mu(Buddhist dancing), and pum-pae(Buddhist music). Korean traditions are manintained by temples as living arts.
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However, most Korean temples are located deep in the mountains. This is a unique aspect of Korean Buddhist culture.
But temples blend harmoniously and, from an ecological standpoint, soundly with their environment.
The presence of a temple, with its traditional architecture and serene way of life, seems to enhance the natural environment.
Indeed, this is their aim. One can feel at peace in such a place, and also experience traditional Korean culture at these sites. Enjoy your temple stay, and learn!
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