Temple Stay as Transformative Travel: An Experience of the Buddhist Temple Stay Program in Korea
By Susan L Ross, JungYun Hur, and Jamie Hoffman
15 pagesBuddhist denominations sought to inspire Koreans to become reacquainted with cultural heritage and internationals to learn about Buddhism. Temple stays were and continue to be promoted as a way to find one’s “true self” […] This burgeoning tourism niche attracted 70,910 internationals in 2017