The First Ritual of The Yeongsanjae In Bongwonsa, Seoul, Korea.
As soon as, the marching parade was over, the chief monk declared the start of the ritual bowing to Buddha painting in front of the stage and to the monks attended this ritual.
The drum was beaten and the music was played.
The music played very important role in this ritual.
The rhythms in this ritual was that of Korean traditional music.
The head monk of Bongwon-sa temple declared the ritual.
This ceremony was as same as confucian ceremony for the ancestors.
Below is a bow to the monks.
There are 3 jewelries in Buddhism, Buddha, buddha’s teaching and the monks.
So it is essential to understand the monks for understanding what Buddhism is.
After the head monk’s declaration, the ritual was begun.
The first stage was a process for the dead souls.
They prayed for the dead souls to Buddha.
After the declaration, the dances and the songs were followed.
It seemed that there were some specific meaning in every move and stage, but it was regrettable that I could not understand the exact meaning of those rituals.
But someone explained that every move in this dance has a specific meaning.
Anyway every dance in this ritual looked like same for me.
I couldn't classify the difference between the dances and the moves.
All of those stages were beautiful and excited.
It was surprising that how I felt interesting, even though I didn’t understand the meaning well.
Mainly music and dancing attracted my attention, the move of dancing was very slow, but it gave me something specific feelings.
It's amazing that a place like this is in the middle of a city with 20m inhabitants. Seoul is such an amazing city with the tranquil mountains literally steps from subway stations and so much action in the valleys below.
You know Seoul very well
Spent a good chunk of time there, seeing posts about it makes me miss the place. Can't wait to go back one day
I hope you visit seoul asap
thanks very interesting and informative, I didn't know that Buddhism is so popular in South Korea before
Very good description . Thank you for your great effort @slowwalker. Even slower means better in your edition ⚡ Keep it up ⏩🙌
hahaha,
Thank you so much
Culture and tradition at it's peak. I wish i knew what all those dance steps connotes and why does a music has to go with it. Oh well, culture
yes,
I love watching this sort of thing.
We do have the dragon dance once a year and I am thinking of going to a local Buddhist temple.
Yes, looking the ritual was interesting
Amazing journey i hope i can visit this visit you are so lucky. @slowwalker.
Thank you
The rituals look so great, so many outsiders come around and take some photos of this ritual.
Yes, there were so many people
My friend also always see this ritual event.
Just a random question but are there female monks in Korea. I know they exist in Japan amd I remember seeing one in Kyoto while I was there.
One of your best articles my friend.
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@slowwalker, Such a impressive declared ritual with Korean traditional music. Outstanding photo clicks you caught very closely stand up monks. Bongwon-sa temple seriously increase spiritual level and I have learnt more about Korean Buddhism through your assistance.