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This book was published ten years ago. I wonder if the temples guided by the beautiful paths of ten years ago—the paths seeking the Dharma—are still the same today. This book is not merely a guide; the photographs and Buddhism are as beautiful as a silk quilt, newly woven and unfolded by the author's fingertips and heart.
If you want to heal, go to the place I told you about here....
It is a great joy to view the photographs taken by the author, a photographer who visited temples across the country multiple times to capture their beauty, without having to visit them in person. I believe the author’s apology on behalf of the temple staff—for the difficulties they may have faced due to photographers like him—stems from his hope that readers will observe proper etiquette within the temples. Furthermore, it is another source of joy to see photographs taken by someone who
I came to a neighborhood cafe holding Han Sun-young's book, *A Temple with a Beautiful Path*, which looks lovely and pure even just from the photos. I immediately looked up the temple I had visited. Sangwonsa Temple in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do. It must have been early spring. Along the path where firefly-like snowflakes settled on conifers and let out a collective gasp of wonder, the bronze bell in the distance, where a flying celestial figure seems to have stopped a thousand years of time,
This book is not merely a travel guide, but a book that allows you to walk through the temples with your heart. Thus, readers who read the stories of the 24 temples—from Gimnyongsa in Mungyeong to Gakyeonsa in Goesan—find healing alongside the author. This is evident in both the text and the photographs. The photos are not merely snapped away or taken within the photographer's frame, but are symbols imbued with humanistic discourse and storytelling. In this book, photos and text are
Han Seon-young: A beautiful temple
[Beautiful Temple Paths] is a book in which the author, a travel writer with a poor sense of direction, captures in writing and photographs the thoughts and experiences of walking, wandering, and reflecting on 24 temples that are perfect for walking. It showcases the mysterious charm of Unjusa Temple through a photograph of the stars and includes the first-ever photograph in Korea of the shadows of the floral lattice gates at Naesosa Temple.
Korean title: 길이 고운 절집
Korean author: 한선영
Korean publisher: 민속원
ISBN-13: 9788928505982
Reviews
This book was published ten years ago. I wonder if the temples guided by the beautiful paths of ten years ago—the paths seeking the Dharma—are still the same today. This book is not merely a guide; the photographs and Buddhism are as beautiful as a silk quilt, newly woven and unfolded by the author's fingertips and heart.
If you want to heal, go to the place I told you about here....
It is a great joy to view the photographs taken by the author, a photographer who visited temples across the country multiple times to capture their beauty, without having to visit them in person. I believe the author’s apology on behalf of the temple staff—for the difficulties they may have faced due to photographers like him—stems from his hope that readers will observe proper etiquette within the temples. Furthermore, it is another source of joy to see photographs taken by someone who
I came to a neighborhood cafe holding Han Sun-young's book, *A Temple with a Beautiful Path*, which looks lovely and pure even just from the photos. I immediately looked up the temple I had visited. Sangwonsa Temple in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do. It must have been early spring. Along the path where firefly-like snowflakes settled on conifers and let out a collective gasp of wonder, the bronze bell in the distance, where a flying celestial figure seems to have stopped a thousand years of time,
This book is not merely a travel guide, but a book that allows you to walk through the temples with your heart. Thus, readers who read the stories of the 24 temples—from Gimnyongsa in Mungyeong to Gakyeonsa in Goesan—find healing alongside the author. This is evident in both the text and the photographs. The photos are not merely snapped away or taken within the photographer's frame, but are symbols imbued with humanistic discourse and storytelling. In this book, photos and text are
