The document summarizes information about the Lotus Lantern International Meditation Center located in Ganghwado, Incheon, South Korea. It provides details about the center's history and founder, its temple stay program which offers various meditation retreat options for visitors, and its facilities which include 6 buildings and a guest house that can accommodate 33 guests. Contact information is also given for how to reach the center from Incheon International Airport and Seoul.

1. Lotus Lantern
International
Meditation
Center
Temple Stay
Ganghwado, Incheon, S. Korea

2. I am Ilcho Sunim
I am here because I love Lotus Lantern Int’l Meditation Center
and I want to tell you why. I’ve been with the center since 1998.

3. What is Lotus Lantern?
How is it different?

4. “
Lotus Lantern is a quieter temple
than most, with lots of time given
to independent cultivation.

5. Monks and laypeople from different countries
gather in harmony to practice Seon
meditation together.

6. We offer the best circumstances for
participants to experience Korean
Buddhist culture.

7. Our History
Our founder, Weon Myeong Sunim,
had a vision to promote Korean
Buddhism worldwide.
Master Seong Cheol Sunim
Disciple Weon Myeong Sunim

8. We are the first of 7 sister temples.
Dalmasa
Moscow, RussiaBulshimsa
Ukraine
Yunhwawon
Singapore
Haeinsa Pogyuwon
Jakarta, Indonesia
Weon Myeongsa
Bangladesh
Buddha Bhumi
Kathmandu, Nepal
Lotus Lantern Int’l
Meditation Center
Incheon, S. Korea

9. We are located in
one of South Korea’s
biggest metropolis’,
Incheon. We held a
special trip with Inha
University’s
International Center.

10. Our Templestay Program
For the past ten years, our foreign
monks have made Korean monastic
life accessible to global visitors.
Walking Meditation Team work Calligraphy

11. Templestay
Relaxation Stay
Visitors enjoy
temple
surroundings,
meals, and rituals
on their personal
schedule.
Guests participate
in structured
activities geared
toward gaining a
close look into
monastic life.
Tea Time

12. Meditation Retreat
Silence is observed
throughout the retreat,
allowing a devotion to
formal practice.
Templestay Excursion
A regular temple stay that
includes a visit to the ancient
sites of Ganghwa.
Sitting Meditation Juksuksa

13. “
We have six buildings at Lotus
Lantern. You can also enjoy the
beautiful courtyard and gardens in
fresh mountain air.
Buddha Hall
Courtyard
Garden
Buddha Hall Garden
Take a Tour

14. “
Dalmasa
Moscow, Russia
Dalmasa
Moscow, Russia
Seorae Meditation Building Calligraphy Room Seorae Meditation Hall
Library and Office
Seorae Meditation Building, Calligraphy
Room, Library, and Office

15. “Our Guest House can accommodate up to
33 guests. We have 11 rooms.
Visitor’s Lounge
Guest Rooms

16. “Dining Hall, Monk Dormitory and
Gogyeong Meditation Hall
Dalmasa
Moscow, Russia
Guest House and Dining Hall
Gogyeong Meditation Hall
Monk Dormitory

17. Along with our
Templestay page, we
have a user-friendly
website in Korean,
English, and Russian.
We also have social
media presence on
Facebook, Daum Café
and Tripadvisor.
Promotion

18. Publicity
Publicity
Our center has been recognized in both English and
Korean television, newspapers, and magazines.

19. How can we be
reached?
We are 2 hours away, via public
transportation, from the Incheon
International Airport and South
Korea’s capital, Seoul. We also
offer pick up from the Ganghwa
Bus Terminal, located 30
minutes away.

20. Ganghwa Bus
Terminal
(강화버스터미널)
Lotus Lantern
International
Meditation Center
(연등국제선원)
Ganghwado
IncheonIncheon International
Airport
(인천국제공항)
Seoul

21. ““You will see your original
face, your true nature, the
nature of the entire
universe, and realize that
you had always and
originally been a Buddha.
This is nirvana."
- Venerable Seong Cheol
Sunim