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		<title>Top 10 YouTube Videos on Gyeongju and the Shilla Dynasty</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2011/06/top-10-youtube-videos-on-gyeongju-and-the-shilla-dynasty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve done any &#8220;Top 10&#8243; and since I&#8217;ve been busy with final exams and grades, I don&#8217;t have any proper articles ready to go this week.  Instead, I figured I&#8217;d post on the 10 best YouTube videos I could find about Gyeongju. Believe me, it was a lot harder than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Spring Events:  Cherry Blossoms, Marathon, Liquor Festival, Martial Arts and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s finally beginning to feel a bit like spring around Gyeongju, which means we’re just days away from that magical season when the cherry trees begin to bud and then blossom.  Entire streets in Gyeongju turn into marshmallow wonderlands and romantic couples stroll through flurries of pink petals.  I already posted last spring on some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen Legends- Part 1:  Why the Bodhidharma (달마) Came From the West</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Korean Seon (선) Buddhism (Ch. “Chan”, Jap. “Zen”) practitioners often meditate on paradoxical or nonsensical riddles known as koans (공안 or “ kong-an” in Korean) to gain insight into the nature of thought, perception and reality.  One of the most famous of these riddles is “Why did the Bodhidharma (Kr. “Dalma” or달마) come from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter News:  Martial Arts Demos, AREX and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve not seen the signs around town recently, Golgulsa Temple (골굴사) has started hosting daily demonstrations of Seonmudo (선무도), or “Zen Martial Arts.”   Golgulsa has been the center of a Seonmudo revival over the last few decades, so the demos are free and are scheduled for both 11 am and 3 pm every day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gyeongju Weekend Events: G20, Golgulsa Festival &amp; Moonlight Walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Bomun Resort G20 Summit This weekend is going to be a bit crazy around Gyeongju.  There’s a lot of stuff going on, and some of it sounds pretty cool (and some of it not really).  For starters, we’ve all heard about the G20 kicking off in Seoul, but you might not know that there’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Seonmudo (선무도) Demonstration</title>
		<link>http://www.sherwinvjones.com/gyeongjublog/2010/08/video-seonmudo-demonstration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month my University asked me to help guide a tour of Korean-American students around Gyeongju for a day.  That afternoon we stopped by Golgulsa (골굴사) Temple for a short lesson in Seonmudo (선무도), or Korean Zen martial arts.  In all the times I’d been to Golgulsa, I’d never actually seen what Seonmudo actually is.  [...]]]></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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		<description><![CDATA[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>Golgulsa Temple (골굴사)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sherwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though it’s not quite Korea’s answer to the Shaolin Monastery of China, Golgulsa Temple (골굴사) is one of the more unique temples in the Gyeongju area and it’s pretty darn cool. If you’re on your way over to King Munmu’s tomb (문무대왕릉) on the East Coast, it’s well worth taking an hour or so to [...]]]></description>
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