Daegaksa Temple

Unclaimed

대각사 大覺寺 Daegaksa is relatively small but beautifully built. When I arrived, they were in the middle of a chanting session. The chanting was very serene and I sat and joined them in prayer for an hour. At the end of the chanting session, the 아줌마 (Ajumma, Aunties in Korean) passed freshly home-made rice-cakes to all that were present; I received one too. Heh heh. ??

I visited this temple early in the morning. According to my friend, its building style and statues were preserved in their original style because it is owned by a Korean-Japanese entrepreneur, but I cannot confirm this. However, the temple's interior reminds me of many Japanese temples, such as tatami floors, stretched-out statue arrangements, and ornamental ceilings. It was quiet and clean. Since it is surrounded by many taller buildings, it is a good place to rest and practice.

Small quiet, historical,calm temple if you want some real peace of mind and to just sitdown and have real peace of mind and re-collection of your thoughts this is a nice place to go. Even though its in the business district you can still have a peacefull time.

Always walk at the back of the temple and wonder how this temple looks like A real peaceful place

Beautiful interior design. If you get early you can see a prayer session with a monk singing. Great experience