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Record Number of People Participate in Temple Stays in South Korea

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Seoul, Jan 18 (IANS) Nearly 350,000 people in South Korea took part in “temple stays,” or an overnight cultural program held at Buddhist temples, last year, marking the highest figure since the program was first launched in 2002, according to the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism on Sunday.A record 349,219 people, comprising 293,704 South Koreans and 55,515 foreign tourists, participated in the program at 158 temples nationwide in 2025, up by 5.1 per cent from the previous year, according to the Jo…