Dharma Drum Mountain (Jinshan, New Taipei City)
Dharma Drum Mountain
Founded by Master Sheng Yen, the Dharma Drum Mountain World Center for Buddhist Education is a unique sanctuary nestled among mountains and streams that was opened on October 21, 2005. The scenery, pathways, and corridors have an understated grace and the landscape architecture creates a serene atmosphere. The center exudes an elegance that is seldom seen in Buddhist architecture.
Passing on the Lamp of Wisdom at Dharma Drum Mountain, 2019：Thus have I vowed
The year 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of Dharma Drum Mountain founder Master Sheng Yen’s passing. With “Thus Have I Vowed” as the theme, DDM would like to encourage devotees to make good wishes, put them into practice, and invite more people to make good wishes, as a way to repay the Master's kindness in the Dharma.
The Transmitting the Light of Dharma assembly on February 16, 2019 will feature a short film entitled “Thus Have I Vowed” to remember the founder, about how he vowed to plow the way, shared the Dharma globally, and eventually established DDM, a pure land on earth. As the Buddha told his disciples when he was about to enter Nirvana: “Rely on the Dharma. Rely on self.” Master Sheng Yen also used the Buddha’s words to urge his disciples to continue to build the Dharma Drum Mountain as conceived in their minds.
In grateful commemoration of the Master’s compassionate vows and actions, we invite people to make a good wish by vowing to use Buddhist light and radiation to illuminate darkness and bring warmth to people, and keep pressing forward in the direction of Dharma Drum Mountain.
2019法鼓傳燈法會影片 -如是我願 英文版
TPE_Dharma Drum Mountain in JinShan Taipei
_Dharma Drum Mountain in JinShan Taipei
_台北金山 法鼓山 觀音道場
Jinshan to Taipei in Yangmingshan National park scooter ride
Scooter ride in the rain.
Intensive 7-Day Silent Meditation Retreat @ Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan
I just returned from a 7-day silent Chan meditation retreat at Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan, focused on the Silent Illumination technique, and here are five things I enjoyed.
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Take Bus 1815 from Bus stop outside Taipei Main Station.
Take the bus that goes to the Mountain. Frequency every hour. Journey about 1 hour 20 minutes. 20 Feb 2017
Dharma Drum Mountain Zi Yun Temple 法鼓山紫雲寺 ???????? (2019-06) {aerial}
Aerial views of Zi Yun Temple, Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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How Great is the Dharma Drum(2013 edition)
法鼓山網路電視台
Master Sheng Yen, founder of Dharma Drum Mountain, dedicated decades of his life to spreading the Buddhadharma globally and guiding Chan practice, sharing Buddhist compassion and wisdom with people around the world. His idea of Protecting the Spiritual Environment has been widely valued and recognized internationally.
Based on the Master's infinite compassionate vows, Dharma Drum Mountain's branch monasteries and practice centers worldwide have been promoting Three-fold Education and Four Kinds of Environmentalism, endeavoring to help purify human minds and society, in hopes of sowing the seeds of world peace through joint efforts to realize the goal of building a pure land on earth.
H.H. 17th KARMAPA 2012 , Dharma Drum Mountain(法鼓山朝山禮佛行)-long
April 30th to May 18th, 2012: Third visit of H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa in Taiwan(Venerable Guo Dong, Abbot President of Dharma Drum Mountain)
大寶法王 2012.0430-0518 台灣弘法行 (法鼓山朝山禮佛)
跟著大寶法王環台旅行
Follow His Holiness ( The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje ) every step of the way in Taiwan
從北到南 再繞到東部花蓮 回到台北!
From north to South, East to West and back to Taipei
短短的兩星期大寶法王台灣弘法行程,已經環島一圈,
His Holiness spend two weeks of time went around Taiwan
devotedly giving his blessing to the people in our country
376公里行程不算長也不算短,
Travel over 376 kilometers is not long nor is it short
但是各地參加法會的每個人的臉孔卻都深深印烙在我們心中!!
But the followers that participated along the way are deeply imprinted in our hearts
謝謝大家的參與!
Thank you all for the dedication of time to join the sacrament of His Holiness
Dharma drum mountain (法鼓山): Large birds and scenery
Dharma drum mountain (Fa Gu Shan, 法鼓山)
Jinshan County; north of Taipei Taiwan
Juming Museum, Jinshan, New Taipei City, ROC
Juming Museum, Jinshan, New Taipei City, ROC
台灣 新北市 金山區 朱銘美術館
fa gu shan chapter 1 part 1
fuyang eco park in taipei
A trip to New Taipei's Jinshan - Ba Yien village
A trip to New Taipei's Jinshan District on the northern Taiwan coast offers both natural and cultural sights.
Dharma Durm Mountain：The Beauty of Architecture
DDMTV 法鼓山網路電視台
At the Dharma Drum Mountain World Center for Buddhist Education there is mutual harmony between the natural scenery and our humanistic architecture. All the scenic spots and buildings are profoundly humanistic, the realization of Protecting the Spiritual Environment. This film serves as a visual guide, sharing with you the Center's natural and humanistic beauty, where every brick, every tile, every blade of grass and tree is filled with infinite Chan spirit.
Amazing Taiwanese Buddhist Temple Tour 台灣佛教寺廟
A tour of an incredibly beautiful buddhist temple I found in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
台灣佛教寺廟
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, who is commonly known as the Buddha (meaning the awakened one in Sanskrit and Pāli). The Buddha lived and taught in the eastern part of Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end ignorance (avidyā), craving (taṇhā), and suffering (dukkha) of dependent origination, realize sunyata, and attain Nirvana.
Two major branches of Buddhism are recognized: Theravada (The School of the Elders) and Mahayana (The Great Vehicle). Theravada has a widespread following in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. Mahayana is found throughout East Asia and includes the traditions of Pure Land, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shingon, Tiantai (Tendai) and Shinnyo-en. In some classifications, Vajrayana—practiced mainly in Tibet and Mongolia, and adjacent parts of China and Russia—is recognized as a third branch, while others classify it as a part of Mahayana. There are other categorisations of these three Vehicles or Yanas.
While Buddhism remains most popular within Asia, both branches are now found throughout the world. Estimates of Buddhists worldwide vary significantly depending on the way Buddhist adherence is defined. Lower estimates are between 350--500 million.
Buddhist schools vary on the exact nature of the path to liberation, the importance and canonicity of various teachings and scriptures, and especially their respective practices. Two of the most important teachings are dependent origination and sunyata. The foundations of Buddhist tradition and practice are the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community). Taking refuge in the triple gem has traditionally been a declaration and commitment to being on the Buddhist path and in general distinguishes a Buddhist from a non-Buddhist. Other practices may include following ethical precepts, support of the monastic community, renouncing conventional living and becoming a monastic, the development of mindfulness and practice of meditation, cultivation of higher wisdom and discernment, study of scriptures, devotional practices, ceremonies, and in the Mahayana tradition, invocation of buddhas and bodhisattvas.
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Buddhism is one of the major religions of Taiwan. Taiwanese people predominantly practice Mahayana Buddhism, Confucian principles, local practices and Taoist tradition. Roles for religious specialists from both Buddhist and Taoist traditions exist on special occasions such as for childbirth and funerals. Of these, a smaller number identify more specifically with Chinese Buddhist teachings and institutions, without necessarily eschewing practices from other Asian traditions. Around 35% of the population believes in Buddhism.Taiwanese government statistics distinguish Buddhism from Taoism, giving almost equal numbers for both. In 2005, the census recorded 8 million Buddhists and 7.6 million Taoists, out of a total population of 23 million. Many of Taiwan's self-declared Taoists actually observe the more syncretistic practices associated with Chinese traditional religion which is based on Buddhism. Self-avowed Buddhists may also be adherents of more localized faiths such as Yiguandao, which also emphasize Buddhist figures like Guanyin or Maitreya and espouse vegetarianism.
Distinguishing features of Taiwanese Buddhism is the emphasis on the practice of vegetarianism, the influence of Humanistic Buddhism, and the prominence of large centralized Buddhist organizations. Four Buddhist teachers who founded institutions that are particularly influential are popularly referred to as the Four Heavenly Kings of Taiwanese Buddhism, one for each cardinal direction, with their corresponding institutions referred to as the Four Great Mountains. They are:
North (Jinshan): Master Sheng-yen (聖嚴, d. 2009) of Dharma Drum Mountain (法鼓山)
South (Dashu): Master Hsing Yun (星雲) of Fo Guang Shan (佛光山)
East (Hualien): Master Cheng Yen (證嚴) of the Tzu Chi Foundation (慈濟基金會)
West (Nantou): Master Wei Chueh (惟覺, d. 2016) of Chung Tai Shan (中台山)Following the Chinese Civil War, Buddhism experienced a rapid increase in popularity in Taiwan, attributed to Taiwan's economic miracle following the war and several major Buddhist organizations promoting modern values such as equality, freedom and reason, which was attractive to the country's growing middle class. Taiwanese Buddhist institutions are known for their involvement in secular society, including the providing of a number of public goods and services such as colleges, hospitals and disaster relief.
Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM), Vancouver - 2013 New Year Performance
Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM), Vancouver - 2013 New Year Performance at Multi-Culture Center of Canada (加拿大多元文化中心) - January 1, 2013
Introducing Dee to Dharma Drum Mountain (法鼓山) and Guanyin (觀音)
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