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Spend a night and two days in monk’s robes in an ancient Chinese temple in the middle of a bamboo forest. Experiment with Eastern soul searching away from the noise of the cities.
Practice Zen cultivation. Experiment with Chinese Buddhist meditation. Take a break.
Spend two days and one night in monk’s robes in an ancient temple in the middle of a bamboo forest. Eat meals with monks in old temple halls, do sutra chants, meditation and calligraphy scroll transcription, and quiet your mind in the forest.
Your chance to disconnect.
1. Wear monk’s robes and blend into the daily rhythm of temple life, sleeping in the temple and eating only vegetarian alms.
2. Guided by a master monk, learn into the Buddhist culture of Futuo Temple.
3. Experiment with these Eastern-evolved methods of soul searching. Find some inner peace.
Practice Zen cultivation. Cast off anxiety in meditative sutra transcription.
What's Included
Lunch
Meeting and pickup
Itinerary
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1Hangzhou
Meet up. Depart. Early morning, meet up with/be picked up by your guide in Hangzhou. Get acquainted. Depart for the forest temple.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
2
Arrive. Lunch. Futuo temple tour. Arrive Futuo Temple. Slip into Buddhist robes and find your sleeping quarters. Take a moment organize your space and settle in before lunch. Your first temple meal. Eat with vegetarian monks in the temple halls. Meet the master monk in the afternoon, then walk with him on an in-depth tour of the temple grounds. Learn temple etiquette and some of the things that make this temple special - as well as some things about Chinese Buddhist practice. Return to the temple hall for an evening meal.
5 hours • Admission ticket free -
3
Dinner. Zen meditation. Dinner ends. Zen cultivation begins. Sit for quiet meditation under the master’s guidance. Afterwards, moving to transcribe the archaic characters of ancient Buddhist sutras using the calligraphy brush. Experiment with these Eastern-evolved methods of soul searching. Find some inner peace.
3 hours • Admission ticket free -
4
Morning class. Breakfast. In step with the monks, rise at 5:30. Attend your morning lesson. Chant sutras and surrender to the hum of Buddhist song and settle your soul. Breakfast: eat a temple hall breakfast. Finish eating then rest outside.
3 hours • Admission ticket included -
5
Temple tower climb. Bamboo forest walk. Absorb the atmosphere outside on the temple grounds, climb the temple tower, then wander into the never-ending bamboo forests that the temple. Walk the quiet paths under soft, green-tinted light. With no loud colors, sights or sounds to stir your mind, relax.
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
6
Temple hall lunch. Tour end. Return to Hangzhou. Return to the compound for one final lunch with the monks before ending the experience. Return to Hangzhou.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Hangzhou -> Futuo Temple
Futuo Temple - Hangzhou
Additional info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Only vegetarian food is available during the trip
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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