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South Korea Day 5: Meeting the Abbot of Tongdosa and the Supreme Patriarch

We were definitely not prepared for the unique experiences of Day 5. This was our first full day at a temple, which meant we woke at 3:00am to the resounding peel of a giant bronze bell.  We walked a short 20 steps over to the shrine hall for morning homage.  One thing I could not [...]