How to Eat Dinner with Buddhist Temple Monks

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Buddhist monks and nuns don’t eat like the rest of us and don’t allow photos or videos to document it. However, I was invited to experience a dinner with them first hand. Prior to the dinner Master Jiru, who was our guide while were stayed at the monastery, gave us[…]

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How to Do a “Temple Stay” at a Buddhist Monastery

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While traveling in Taiwan I came upon a unique opportunity to stay at Fo Guang Shan Monatery near Kaoshsiung (which many believe is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the world). Before this trip, I had no idea you could stay in one. Apparently most of them offer limited[…]

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