Wake up alone which is strange and out of the hotel to wait and meet Dale. Dale is an internet friend that has a temple website for many of the temples in Korea. He has agreed to take me out (at 7:30 am) to TongDoSa Temple and show me around. That is an understatement as you will hopefully see.
My new friend Dale
The first stop is TongDoSa Temple. A large temple outside of Busan near YangSan. Because we went early, the crowds are minimal. And my pictures don't do it justice.
Hard to see but this is people going to the afterlife. Ones in front good, ones in back Purgatory. Or at least I think that is what he said.
Spiritual place containing some of The Buddha's remains brought back from China in 700AD.
Preparing for Buddha's Birthday.
Cherry Blossom petals in a stream caught on a rock.
More of the Temple. Possibly a Hermitage.
Inside a Hermitage. These are different Buddha's but I forget which. Sorry
Going down a country road.
And now for some videos
Chanting leading up to a Hermitage.
It is said that this monk disliked Golden Frogs. So he poked a hole in this rock and put them in there. So if you see a Golden Frog it is good luck.
Nice no wonderful waterfall.
Large panorama
wow!
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