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		<title>The Korean Way of Tea (다례) Part 1: The History</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 04:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Don Baumhart
If you want a glimpse into the soul of traditional Korean culture, you should try to experience grace and charm of the Korean tea ceremony. Like its Japanese counterpart, the Korean tea ceremony is meditation in motion. Each slow and mindful movement is carefully choreographed from start to finish. As in meditation, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dongguk University Lantern Lighting: 2010 Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 01:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned a few weeks ago Dongguk University held it’s lantern-lighting ceremony in honor of Buddha’s Birthday on April 29th.  As it turned out, the 29th was also declared a National Day or Mourning in honor of the 46 sailors who died in the sinking of the “Cheonan” on March 26th. Unfortunately this meant all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pear Flowers (배 꽃) &amp; Bokwonsa Temple (복원사)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 00:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other Sunday the sun was finally shining after a solid week of rain.  My wife and I hopped in the car and took off to explore the countryside determined to enjoy some of the hard-earned Spring weather.   As luck would have it, we drifted back some country roads going west out of town, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Events for Buddha’s Birthday (석가탄신일): Friday, May 21st</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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Coming up in about a week and a half is my absolute favorite holiday in Korea: Seokga Tanshinil (석가탄신일), or Buddha’s Birthday.   Every temple in Korea celebrates Buddha’s Birthday one way or another.  Most hang lanterns, have special ceremonies and serve a special group lunch or dinner for parishioners.  A few of the larger or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Ancient Stone Buddhas (석불) of Gyeongju: Part 2 of 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 15:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continued from Part 1:
 5.  The Buddha Boulder (부처바위) of Tapgol Valley (탑골): Tucked behind the quaint beauty of Oknyeongam Hermitage (옥룡암) in Tapgol (pagoda) Valley is a large rock outcropping covered with Buddhist carvings.  There are dozens of cryptic images including meditating Buddhas, flying Devas, pagodas, and even winged lions!  The quiet magic of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seogyeongsa (서경사) Japanese Zen Temple</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/05/seogyeongsa-japanese-temple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other week my wife and I were walking through an older neighborhood of Gyeongju on our way downtown to grab a burger at McDonalds (Yeah, yeah. I know, but she’s pregnant.  I’m not going to argue.)  About a block from the courthouse, we turned the corner and stumbled on something we’d not seen since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Ancient Stone Buddhas (석불) of Gyeongju: Part 1 of 2</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/top-10-ancient-stone-buddhas-gyeongju-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the cool things about Gyeongu is that it’s literally covered with ancient stone Buddhas from the Unified Shilla Dynasty (통일 신라), most dating back to around the 7th or 8th centuries C.E.  Very little is generally known about the sculptors who chiseled out these masterpieces way back when, though they were probably carved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dongguk Lantern Lighting Ceremony: Thursday, April 29th</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/dongguk-lantern-lighting-ceremony-april-29th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’re almost to the end of April which means we’re just a month away from my favorite Korean Holiday: Buddha’s Birthday, or Seokgatanssinil (석가탄신일). This year Buddha’s Birthday falls on Friday, May 21st and all of the temples around town are getting ready to hang their lanterns.  As a Buddhist school, Dongguk University is preparing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Gyeongju Top 10</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/04/my-gyeongju-top-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know it’s all the trend these days, but I figured it was about time I sat down and wrote out my personal top ten &#8220;to do&#8221; list for Gyeongju.  Some of these I’ve posted on already, and if I haven’t yet, I hope to soon. So here they are in brief; counting down from 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Four-sided Buddha of Gulbulsa Temple (굴불사)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few blocks down from City Hall in Dongcheon-dong is one of the lesser known historical gems in Gyeongju, the four-sided Buddha of  Gulbulsa Temple (굴불사).  The original Shilla era structures of Gulbulsa are long gone, but remaining is a striking four-sided Buddha, or samyeonseokbul (사면석불), chiseled out of a large boulder.  In fact, [...]]]></description>
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