Virtual Temple: Meditation

Walk into a quiet temple on your phone. Pass through the gate, cross the courtyard, bow in the main hall and strike the great bell yourself. Virtual Temple is a calm place to pause, with a Buddhist calendar for your own tradition and simple tools for daily practice. A TEMPLE TO WALK THROUGH • Drag the lower left to walk, drag elsewhere to look around, or tap a spot to walk there • Gate, courtyard, main hall, bell pavilion, sutra library, notice board and a bench to sit on • Day and night light follow the clock on your device • In the main hall, bow with a 108-bow counter (or let the bowing continue automatically), offer incense and listen to chanting • In the bell pavilion, swing the wooden log and strike the big temple bell REAL CHANTING • Chanting recorded in the main hall of a temple in Korea plays softly in the courtyard and grows clearer as you near the hall • One button on screen…