Yakcheonsa Temple
Vast Buddhist hall of gilt statues and an eighteen-ton bell, open to overnight temple-stay guests.
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This guide to Yakcheonsa Temple in Jeju follows a monk named Hyein, who set out in 1981 to build the largest Buddhist prayer hall in Asia, an eight-year construction finished in 1996. It traces the temple's rise alongside its templestay program, where overnight guests kneel for pre-dawn bows they can barely keep pace with, and takes in the tea ceremonies, hanji lantern-folding, and a springtime singing contest for elderly villagers. Listen for the eighteen-ton bronze bell that calls guests back inside at dawn.
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