4th Aug: Insadong; Jogyesa

Jogyesa is the largest single floor temple in Korea, and the main temple for the Jogye order of Korean Buddhism, which represents the traditional history and culture of 1700 years of Korean Buddhism. It was built in 1910 and is pretty impressive. There are 3 massive Buddha statues inside and the outside is beautifully decorated. Buddhism isn't really a religion as such but a philosophy. Seon (more commonly known as 'Zen' from Japanese) Buddhism was introduced to China around the 7th century and spread into Korea and Japan, and greatly influenced culture and development in those areas. For example the Samurai culture in Japan was inlfuenced by Zen Buddhism.
We met Tina's best friend Seung Jeung in nearby Insadong which was quite helpful as she is Buddhist so that's where I got my information from!