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2-Day Live-in Temple Buddhist Monk Mediation Experience from Hangzhou

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2-Day Live-in Temple Buddhist Monk Mediation Experience from Hangzhou

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Futuo Temple Group Tour

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Highlights

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.

Itinerary

Hangzhou -> Futuo Temple
  • Hangzhou

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Meet up. Depart. Early morning, meet up with/be picked up by your guide in Hangzhou. Get acquainted. Depart for the forest temple.
  • Baizhangzhen

    5 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    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.
  • Baizhangzhen

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    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.
  • Accommodations
    Overnight at Futuo Temple Standard Amenities
    Food And Drinks
    Lunch - Simple Meal In The Temple
    Dinner - Great Vegetarian Table Dinner
Futuo Temple - Hangzhou
  • Futuo Zen Temple

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    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.
  • Baizhangzhen

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    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.
  • Baizhangzhen

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    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.
  • Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Simple Temple Breakfast
    Lunch - Vegetarian Noodle

What's included

INCLUDED

Chinese-English bilingual guide accompaniment
Guided Temple Tour, Guided Meditation, Transcription
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Lunch (2)
Dinner
Breakfast
Transport by private vehicle
Overnight accommodation in the temple

NOT INCLUDED

Gratuities
Airport Pickup and Drop off
Any individual personal expenditures

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Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
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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