It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

Spent a delightful evening at Pogyongsa, a Buddhist Temple in the mountains outside of P'ohang. Ate delicious temple food (no meat but surprisingly spicy) and attended a worship session. A bit hard to keep up with all the kneeling, standing, and bowing but it was a fascinating experience: sounding bells and gongs echoing in the cool evening air, the scent of incense wafting about, the unintelligible but still somehow compelling chanting of the monks, the bright colors of the temple's interior, the shining gold of the statue of the traditional Buddha , all in all very nice.