Daeseong Shakka Sa Temple Stay
About this stay
Korean Seon temple. Slow tea ceremony at dusk; templestay-program style. Nestled in the peaceful monastic zone, this homestay offers an authentic window into the living culture surrounding Lumbini's sacred landscape. Your host has been welcoming pilgrims and travellers for years, and takes pride in sharing meals at the family table. Expect quiet evenings, home-cooked food, and the kind of warmth that no hotel can manufacture.
What's included
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Location
Monastic Zone, West, Rupandehi District, Lumbini Province, Nepal(0.9 km from Maya Devi Temple)
Monastic Zone, West · Lumbini
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Guest reviews
Kim Hyun-woo
Korea · April 2026
Cha-do at dusk on the temple terrace.
Sunim Hye-jin's tea ceremony at sunset — 90 minutes of slow attention. The temple garden in spring is quiet glory. A piece of Korea in Lumbini, done with full discipline.
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Park Ji-ho
Korea · March 2026
Templestay-grade, in Nepal.
Bibimbap at lunch, 108 prostrations at 5am, Seon meditation in the evening. Sunim Hye-jin is a serious teacher. Four days felt like fourteen, in the best way.
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Emma Larsen
Denmark · February 2026
The celadon roof at sunrise.
I'm not Korean, not Buddhist — and I was welcomed completely. Sunim Hye-jin's tea ceremony explained more about emptiness than any book I've read.
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Lee Min-seo
Korea · December 2025
할머니의 집처럼 — like grandmother's house.
Sunim's voice in the evening chanting was my grandmother's lullaby. I cried quietly into my pillow on the third night. A precious place.
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Questions guests have asked
Q.Is the cha-do tea ceremony every evening?
A.Daily at 6:30pm, weather permitting. In rain we move to the inner hall. It's about 90 minutes — fully silent for the first 30. Limited to 6 guests per session.
— Sunim Hye-jin · Emma L. from Denmark
Q.한국어 가능한 스님이 계신가요? Are there Korean-speaking monks?
A.예, 저와 두 비구니 모두 한국어 가능합니다. Yes — myself and two bhikkhunis speak Korean. Many of our guests come from Korea.
— Sunim Hye-jin · Lee M. from Korea
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