Feb 18
Literally! Yesterday we had a flood of visitors coming to our temple… there were about 1 100 of them… all wearing bright orange jackets…. I was standing near the temple looking down on the road and thinking… OMG! Is it how the people in attacked castle would feel? Enjoy the photos from demonstration
Feb 18
Hello! We would like to thank so much everyone who came and spend the New Lunar Year Celebration with us! This year the atmosphere was really cozy. Enjoy the photos from mandu making and from folk games Makeing Mandu Folk Games
Nov 15
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 02
We welcomed a lot of visitors for the DAN graduation tests this year. The evening training before the testing day was very special. Sunmudo students from all over Korea prepared together for the special day and shared the spirit of practice and excellence. Enjoy the photos on our blog http://blog.daum.net/d-kumkang/874
Nov 02
The new building has been completed. It stands proudly beside the temple gates. Joyfull colors of traditional patterns welcome the visitors. Enjoy the photos from opening ceremony. For more photos please visit our Korean blog. http://blog.daum.net/d-kumkang/872 http://blog.daum.net/d-kumkang/873
Nov 01
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 14
Next weekend we will held a Martial Arts and Temple Culture Festival in Golgulsa. Please come and join us!
Oct 07
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 …
Sep 26
Last week we went to visit Gyeongju Art Center. First we enjoyed the wonderful exhibition of Rose Park works in hand made Korean Paper hanji (한지). The works were full of creative energy, emotions, colors and 3-dimensional shapes. The exhibition was called “Love that spanned a thousand Years” The second exhibition was of pen drawings …
Sep 03
Last week Korean tv station KBS visited our temple. It was so interesting to observe the TV crew taking the shoots! Enjoy photos from the visit. For more photos please visit our Korean blog http://blog.daum.net/d-kumkang/854