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 | | To illustrate the importance of meditation at Songgwangsa, several of the mediation-related buildings, including the Zen master's residence, meditation halls, and a portrait hall are all located behind and even higher than the Main Buddha Hall, something that cannot be found at any other temple. |
 | | In the tradition of the historical Buddha Sakyamuni, Songgwangsa and other Korean meditation temples have two 3-month meditation seasons, one in winter and the other in summer, and both are scheduled according to the lunar calendar, which still reigns in Korean Buddhism. |
 | | The number of resident monks fluctuates according to season, and generally there are about 120 monks during meditation seasons and 70 monks during the off seasons, when monks are allowed to wander around the country seeking out teachers or meshing with the secular world in general which is also considered a form of practice. |
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