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[cobright]

Any English speaking Buddhists near Ulsan in the room? Are there expat friendly temples? Mahayana tradition temples? and the holy grail would be english speaking temples?

[Cedar]

All the temples will be foreigner friendly. There are no Korean temples that are not Mahayana outside of Seoul so far as I know, and even in Seoul most of the Theravada temples are tiny and not Korean. I don't know of any English language speaking temples in Ulsan, there are outside Daejeon (two) and in Seoul. Most temples you'll find are either very small branch temples or outside in the countryside/on mountains. 80% of Korean Buddhists belong to the Jogye Order. Visit their website to get lots more info about temples around Korea (it is in English as well as Korean).

[cobright]

I found it. I should have gone to wiki first but I like the experience of peeps on the ground (so to speak). I'm not sure where I got the idea that Theraveda tradition was predominant.

I like Jogye, similar to zen and probably not so reliant on spoken instruction.

Cheers

[Cedar]