Although there are many things that bring me back to SeonUnSa, the Zen Cloud Temple, its Dharma Hall is among my favorites in the country. Its long, thin Buddhas are friendly, welcoming, and smile down compassionately. The old, faded and beams and walls radiate wisdom. I haven’t found my way back to this temple in a couple of years, but I often find myself traveling here in my thoughts…
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My name is Joseph Bengivenni but I usually go by the moniker Ox Herder online.
I’m a Canadian artist, photographer, and writer who has been living in Korea since 2005. During that time, I developed a deep appreciation for Korea’s mountains and the ‘Sansa’, Mountain Temples, found within them.
In recent years, I’ve focused my efforts on documenting Korea’s official list of traditional temples and hermitages. Of the 991 on the list, I’ve currently visited 560 of them. I consider it my life-long pilgrimage. Follow me here or @oxherder.photography on Instagram as I continue this ongoing journey.
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If only we could also feel through this gorgeous picture the smell and the feeling of the sunshine on the wood and the backs of our necks. But, of course, your picture does bring all this to life for us too. Thank you so much! _/\_
Come back to Korea! I’ll bring you here anytime! ^^
Yet another great Sunday photo/subject/setting. ॐ
and yet another sincere thank you!
It looks beautiful. I especially like the colorful altar and the incense drifting around the old men on top of the altar. Thank you, Joseph!
Sometimes, in these temples, its easy to forget to look up…
You don’t see much of the ceiling in this photo, but there are some amazing paintings watching you here from above!