A Retreat in a South Korean Buddhist Monastery. Becoming a Lay Devotee Through Monastic Life
European Journal of East Asian Studies 2010 Florence Galmiche 6 citations
Abstract In South Korea, the distance between Buddhist monastics and lay devotees tends to reduce as monasteries and temples multiply in urban areas. Even the remote mountain monasteries have broadened their access to lay visitors. Nowadays monastic and lay Buddhists have more occasions to meet than before and the current intensification of their relationships brings important redefinitions of...