Joseph Bengivenni is an artist and photographer who has spend most of the past twenty years living in and exploring South Korea. The Korean mountains and temples have captured his heart and mind, as he obsessively searches for scenic areas to photograph and auspicious places to practice Dharma.

You can follow his journey

on Instagram: @oxherder_photography

The history of Korean Buddhism: koreanbuddhism.wordpress.com.

Photos: https://oxherder.smugmug.com/

 

Discussion

0:00 Introduction to Buddhism

34:00 Seosan, Korea

45:48 Meditation and Hwadu

1:01:20 Gyeongheo

1:19:20 An Ox with No Nostrils

1:27:48 Daehaeng Kun Sunim

1:38:00 Recommendations

 

David A. Tizzard has a PhD in Korean Studies and lectures at Seoul Women's University and Hanyang University. He writes a weekly column in the Korea Times, is a social-cultural commentator, and a musician who has lived in Korea for nearly two decades. He can be reached at datizzard@swu.ac.kr.

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