For Preventing a cold ( Pyeongang : snack)

PYEON-GANG( sliced ginger boiled in the sugar)

Ginger makes one's body warm. In korea, enter the winter many homes prepare Pyeongang or ginger tea for prevent a cold. When you feel your throat pain, drink hot ginger tea.

 

               ginger tea with pyeongang                                pyeongang with chrysanthemum  flower tea

Let's  start

   Remove skin and wash the ginger

                                                                               Slice

Sink of the water for 1 hour. And then use another mineral water and boil for remove starch and spicy. When water start to boil up a few minutes later turn off the fire.

  Separete ginger and water. Don't through the water, later it will become a ginger tea.

   ginger : sugar = 1 :  1         
    Turn on the fire....

     Don't worry even not put water....

                                                                   Control the fire middle when it boiled up.     Sugar syrup becomes half make the small fire.

     Stir ...  stir... stir...    
    

      Still stir but faster....

     Enjoy your self-discipline time.
     I can become a Buddha..
     I can become a Buddha....

            .... namu-aimitabul

ginger boiled water 

                                                         +  ginger slice boiled pan: there is many left sugar

.....    boil

= ginger tea

Let's make Simple but Delicious Korean Food

Many of Korean foods it take a long time, but I'd like to introduce 2 kinds of simple and easy        
korean food that anybody can cook.          

About Temple food

Korean Buddhism developed a unique concept on how food should be prepared, developing five precepts : the first forbidding harm to animal. In order to keep this precept Korean temples do not use animal products or even oils and fish, but only use vegetables. Among vegetables strong stimulants such as garlic, green onion, leek are avoided. It is because these kind of vegetables make one's mind stimulated.

Lotus flower Lantern Making

The lotus flower is a well-known symbol of Buddhism. This flower has two meanings.
First, the lotus flower blossoms in mud ponds, but it is not tainted and keeps its purity always. It is like Buddha and Bodhisattva, who lived in the world but remaind pure.
Second, it bears a flower and fruit at the same time. It reflects the law of cause and effect. Therefore, when Buddhists act in everyday life, they keep in mind that their actions are followed by results.

In the Temple

Buddhism exercised a far reaching influence on Korean culture throughout its long history. Every where in the country its invaluable heritage abides in buildings, sculptures, paintings, and handcraft works.

Hi. Welcome to Buddhist World

I am Eunmi, Joan is my english name and my buddhist name is Bubyeonwha. I accepted this name from a Monk. I have been working for the buddhist temple for around 10 years, and now I  am staying in the Philippines.

Many of my friends want to know what I do.
So, I'd like to introduce Korean Buddhist Temple life and how I spend time in the temple.


Even some Koreans don't know what happens in the temple. So I want to share what I know about unique temple life.