Seoul 2016, Bongwon-sa Temple

UNESCO World Heritage Site, head temple of the Taego Order of Korean Buddhism.

Prof David A. Mason talks about the upcoming Vulture Mountain ceremony
Burial urns and markers from the Joseon Dynasty which ended 1910
Wijimedia Commons photo (Rheo1905) of Bongwon Temple
We sat on the two top steps to watch the ceremony, which took place in the flat white area at bottom. The yellow cover over the stairs was not there, and the place was packed!
Hot and mostly sunny as we wait for the prayer ceremony to start
"Yeongsanjae," a Korean Buddhist ceremony which celebrates the creation of the Lotus Sutra annually on June 6, includes tea ceremonies, prayers, rites of purification, offerings to Buddha, and rites for the dead.
The Bongwon Temple is behind us