Wonderful opportunity to practice with Grand Master Jeok-un and taste the essence of Seon whilst also having time for introspection. A conversation with the monk will allow you the opportunity to perceive the various problems in life, and will assist you in finding the answers to those problems. he master will teach you the active …
Category Archive: news
Feb 02
Materials in Russian
Hello Everyone! Today we added new material to our site – and it is in RUSSIAN We hope to make it more easy for our guests to learn about our temple and get some basic information! Enjoy!
Nov 15
English Teacher Volunteer needed for our Winter Camp 2012 – CLOSED
We are closing the recruitment as we had already found our volunteers. Thank you everyone for the interest! Are you interested in self-discovery, martial arts, or Korean buddhist culture? Then Golgulsa Temple would like to welcome you this winter! We are looking for English teachers who are willing to help us with teaching children during …
Nov 15
Sunmudo arrives in Sweden!!
News from our German Sunmudo student Axel. Recently he gave a Sunmudo training in Sweden, in fact, this was the first time that Sunmudo had been shown in Sweden. We are fortunate to have students like Axel who are keen to share the joys of Sunmudo with even more nationalities. See the photos below. And …
Nov 04
Grandmaster Jeog Un to receive award from Jogye Order of Buddhism
We are pleased to announce that our Grandmaster, the venerable Jeog Un Sunim, will be awarded by the Jogye Order of Buddhism for the successful propagation of Korean Buddhism through Sunmudo and Golgulsa Templestay. He will be awarded on November 9th at 3pm in the Commemoration Building of the Korean Culture and History of Buddhism. …
Nov 01
Delights from the festival
This year the Martial Arts and Temple Culture festival was a feast for our senses. Besides being able to watch the top level performances of the martial arts masters and dancers we were able to enjoy the singing of Monk Jeong-Youl. Her voice was pure love and compassion. She moved the hearts of all of …
Oct 07
Preparation of Songpyeon during Chuseok celebration
Enjoy the photos from making Songpyeon, the traditional Korean rice cakes during Chuseok. We worked together to prepare the sweet specialty. It was so much fun to form the little rice dumplings! We used a paste made of rice flour and a sweet chestnut filling. The dumplings were steam boiled with pine needles. We enjoyed …






