Online Temple: Bow & Meditate

Sit together in silence with people from around the world in a 3D Buddhist hall.
There is no chat — only gestures: bowing, joining palms and counting the mala. That is what makes it quiet.

■ A hall you share
· Sit on a cushion and see the others in your room. When someone bows, you see it.
· Greet with joined palms. No words needed.

■ Practice on your own
· 108 bows: one tap, one bow. Your count adds up day by day.
· Mala: move one bead at a time as you count.
· Walk around the pagoda and the grounds — the yard, the hill path, a hermitage on the cliff.

■ Chanting services together
· At service time, the temple bell, the moktak and the Heart Sutra ring out for everyone at once.
· Listen on your own: the Heart Sutra in classical Chinese and a monk's chanting, recorded in a real temple.

■ 29 temples across Asia
· Walk through famous temples from many countries — Bulguksa, Kinkaku-ji, Borobudur, the Shwedagon Pagoda, Tiger's Nest and more.
· The sky and sounds change from dawn to night.

■ Offerings that stay
· Hang a lantern: your name and wish hang from the hall's ceiling for everyone who visits.
· Roof tile offering: your wish, written on a tile, goes up on the hall's roof next month and stays. You can go and find your tile.
· Light a candle, light up the hall, offer incense.

■ Practice Pass (optional)
· Chanting keeps playing with the screen off.
· Real temple chanting from Japan, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Bhutan.
· No ads, and a 30-day lantern every month.

■ Free for everyone
Sitting, bowing, the mala, walking the pagoda, every chanting service and the Heart Sutra and chanting tracks are free.
There are no ads inside the hall, during services or while you are seated.

※ Offerings are symbolic within the app and are not donations to a real temple.
※ Lantern names and tile wishes are public and moderated with word filters and reports.

Recent changes:
Your lanterns, roof tiles, robes, incense and practice records now stay with you when you reinstall or change phones. Link a Google account (or Apple on iPhone) in Settings › Keep my records to bring them back on a new phone. The settings icon is now a gear.