Community & Environment
Community & Environment
Protecting the earth, sharing warmth — practiced together
41 years of environmental care
1990s –Since the early 1990s, the most distinct ongoing practice at Giwon-jeongsa. Fifty women practitioners (led by Kwon Daeja Bosal) work less like a devotional group and more like a hands-on environmental NGO.
“What is practiced at home is the most effective and lasting.”
Main activities
- No chemical detergents · dishwashing with collected water
- Hand-made rice-bran soap · 100+ boxes shared at low cost on World Water Day & Environment Day
- Stream restoration outreach · local environmental campaigns
- Cooperation with Great Nature Conservation Association · environmental school study
Sharing warmth
Through prison ministry, social welfare, and pilgrimage programs, we put the Buddha's teachings into daily life. Beomryung Sunim said, 'Welfare work and pilgrimage have become the strength that lets practice continue.'
Want to join?
Find a current program and sign up, or call the temple directly for guidance.