Nuns Dance And The Marching To The Main Stage For The Yeonsanjae Ritual In Bongwon-sa Temple,

I saw nuns were waiting for their order.
It seemed that they were praying.
They never had moved for waiting their order.
Also I couldn’t read their expressions in their face.
It was mysterious.

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Monks dance was followed by Nuns.
Nuns dance was calm and elegant.
They did not move active.

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Nuns dance was similar to that of Royal ceremony.
It seemed to influence each other in my point of view.
Dance and Music were the expression of the order of the world in Confucian philosophy in Korea.
In my view, Confucian adapted Buddhist dance and music for their purpose.

Monks were turning around nuns while they were dancing.

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Those kind of dance reminded me of the Tai-chi.

While the ceremony for receiving souls was performing, other monks were praying.
At that time, a hand of monk came into my eyes.
It seemed that his hand told me something.
He was turning the Buddhist rosary.

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After finishing the receiving ceremony, they marched to the main gate.

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This white and purple lotus flower decorated box was a symbol of the carrier for the souls received.

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During the march, I saw the monks blowing flutes
The traditional flute was said as the one of the most difficult instrument to blow.
The face of musician monk turned into red.

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Finally they arrived at the main gate.

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