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Namhae
The next destination after Sacheon is a neighbouring Namhae country.
Namhae country lays on two big islands, Namhae and Changseon, three smaller islands, as I think, having quite funny names, Jodo, Hodo, Nodo, and 65 (76) other uninhabited islets. Namhae Island is the 5th biggest island in South Korea with an area of 301 sq. km., right next after the Ganghwa island(302.5 sq. km), which I…
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Boriam Temple, Namhae, November 2015
Boriam Temple
Boriam Temple by Stephanie Nurnberg
Yesterday I went to Boriam. Boriam is a traditional Korean buddhism temple which is located at Mt.Geum in Namhae. This is my favorite place in this small town.
This temple is located at the top of the mountain. This temple is located at the top of the mountain. But you can also take a bus. When you reach the entrance there, you can buy bus tickets for a bus that brings you from the entrance to the top of the Boriam. It takes about 15minutes to ride a bus. Each person has to pay 2,000원 for the bus tickets in a round trip. The bus takes you almost to the top of the mountain, and then, you have to walk for a while to reach there. That takes about 10 minutes.
When you have reached there, you can see the landscapes of Namhae. It's really nice. While you are watching it, you can feel like you are being a mountain god. Seriously lol.
I don't have any religion, but I like going to temples or churches sometimes. It makes me feel refreshed and gives me a relief from the worries and anxiety in my mind. However, these days religious places have become a very commercial place also. I really hate it. They demand money in the name of donation, and then build weird structures with no meaning. It all seems inharmonious. Sometimes it's really disgusting.
I hope all of the traditional religious places keep their original pure meaning for a long time. I really really hope so. And then many people can get peace in their mind. That is the original basic value of religion.
It looks like an ink-and-wash painting.
Mt. Chuwol(Boriam), Damyang, South Korea
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