{"id":21423,"date":"2014-02-02T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/?p=21423"},"modified":"2014-02-16T12:18:59","modified_gmt":"2014-02-16T04:18:59","slug":"south-korea-itinerary-haeinsa-gayasan-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubbisheatrubbishgrow.com\/zh\/2014\/02\/02\/south-korea-itinerary-haeinsa-gayasan-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea Itinerary Part 7: Haeinsa at Gayasan National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Also see
\nFor\u00a0budget<\/strong>,\u00a0travel info<\/strong>,\u00a0culture<\/strong>, see\u00a0Itinerary Part 1<\/a>.
\nFor\u00a0Seoul\u00a0<\/strong>Itinerary Days 1-3, and Days 12-14, see\u00a0Parts 2 & 8<\/a>\u00a0respectively.
\nFor\u00a0Andong<\/strong>\u00a0Itinerary Day 4, see\u00a0Part 3<\/a>.
\nFor\u00a0Gyeongju<\/strong>\u00a0Itinerary Day 5, see\u00a0Part 4<\/a>.
\nFor\u00a0Busan<\/strong>\u00a0itinerary Days 6-8, see\u00a0Part 5<\/a>.
\nFor\u00a0Jeju Island<\/strong>\u00a0Days 9-10, see\u00a0Part 6<\/a>.
\nFor\u00a0Haeinsa at Gayasan National Park<\/strong>\u00a0Day 11, see\u00a0Part 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

South Korea Itinerary Day 11: Haeinsa at Gayasan National Park<\/h1>\n

\"Haeinsa
\n“Gaya” means “cow”, so Gayasan<\/a> is “Cow Mountain” because it is shaped like a cow’s head. You can walk up the mountain via Haeinsa<\/b><\/a>, the UNESCO temple, founded in 802 AD. “Haein” comes from the Buddhist expression “haeinsammae,” which means “truly enlightened world of Buddha and our naturally undefiled mind.” The temple houses 6791 volumes of Tripitaka<\/strong> Koreana<\/strong>, equivalent to the Bible or Koran.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Haeinsa\"
\nIf you stay at Haeinsa till the evening at about 6pm, two monks will play at a kickass drum, thrice the size of lion dance drums. It was AWESOME! It was almost like a graceful dance. My camera and phone were in my temple room so I didn’t take any photos. What a waste.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Haeinsa
\nI did a temple stay<\/a> and it was one of the best experiences I had in South Korea<\/strong>. The temple was less touristy than elsewhere and I wanted to become a monk after this! Except for me, the others were domestic tourists. There was a deep serenity in the temple. Because I participated in the freestyle program, I didn’t have to wake up at 3am to do the prayers. Heng<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Haeinsa\"
\nThe temple vegetarian food<\/strong> was the worst food I had in recent years, but quite an experience. It was so bad I couldn’t bother to wake up at 6am for breakfast. The bare room had flies buzzing the entire night so I couldn’t sleep–quite fun. I loved and will treasure this wonderful and calming experience. I felt at peace with myself.<\/p>\n

How to Get to Haeinsa<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

If you’re following my itinerary closely, take a night flight (8pm) from Jeju to Busan and stay around Sarang area. I recommend Hotel 9<\/a>. Then next morning, take a bus from Sarang Bus Terminal (just across Hotel 9) to Seo Daegu Bus Terminal<\/strong>. At Seo Daegu, take an hour-long bus to Haeinsa. From Busan, it takes about 5 hours to reach Haeinsa.<\/p>\n

If you’re coming from Seoul, either take bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal or take KTX train from Seoul Station to Daegu<\/strong>. At Daegu, take the subway line 1 to Seongdangmot<\/strong> Station<\/strong>. When you exit the subway, it leads to Seo Daegu Bus Terminal<\/strong>. At Seo Daegu, take an hour-long bus to Haeinsa.<\/p>\n

TIP: Pack what you need for the day and leave your luggage at the locker at Seo Daegu Terminal. The lockers are only for cabin-sized luggage.<\/span>
\n10 Chiin-li, Gaya-myeon, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do
\nT: +82-55-934-3000<\/p>\n

To be continued…<\/p>\n

Written by A. Nathanael Ho.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Also see For\u00a0budget,\u00a0travel info,\u00a0culture, see\u00a0Itinerary Part 1. For\u00a0Seoul\u00a0Itinerary Days 1-3, and Days 12-14, see\u00a0Parts 2 & 8\u00a0respectively. For\u00a0Andong\u00a0Itinerary Day 4, see\u00a0Part 3. For\u00a0Gyeongju\u00a0Itinerary Day 5, see\u00a0Part 4. For\u00a0Busan\u00a0itinerary Days 6-8, see\u00a0Part 5. For\u00a0Jeju Island\u00a0Days 9-10, see\u00a0Part 6. For\u00a0Haeinsa at Gayasan National Park\u00a0Day 11, see\u00a0Part 7. 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