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TOPIK 3noun

템플스테이

tempeulseutei

템플스테이가 · 템플스테이를

temple stay (overnight Buddhist temple program)

Example

이번 휴가에는 절에서 템플스테이를 해 보고 싶어요.

This vacation I'd like to try a temple stay at a Buddhist temple.

Word parts

From English 'temple' + 'stay'; the name was created for a Korean program that opened temples to visitors in 2002.

Good to know

Guests usually wear temple clothes, join the dawn chanting, eat a silent temple meal (발우공양) and try meditation; many temples run programs in English.