Morning Ceremony with the Monks

It was a VERY early start this morning with the alarms ringing at 4am. Bleary-eyed and longing for our bed we made the short walk from the Templestay accommodation to the main temple.

There we were greeted to a temple in darkness and just the sound of the Dharma Instruments playing in the background.

We made our way into the main hall and took our places with the rest of the monks. The ceremony began with prayers in the form of song. It was a beautiful sight and sound, sat in a 300 year old wooden temple building with monks singing, birds chirping and the slow rise of the sun behind us.もっと詳しく