Chinese painting class
Chanting a Tibetan hymn
Memoranda of understanding signed with over 15 international universities
Undergraduate course on the history of Indian Buddhism
Biking excursion along the coast
Students arriving at Tiannan Temple (天南寺) for a retreat
Inauguration of the Fitness Center (揚生館)
7 days retreat
Outdoor walking meditation
Students for the intensive summer Japanese course
International Dīrgha-Āgama Research Group
Chinese canon collection (大藏經); Lotus sutra (法華經)
Dharma Drum Mountain
Workshop lead by prof. Jon Kabat-Zinn
View of the Jinshan Valley
Indor workout equipment
Ceremonial offering of food before lunch
Chinese painting club
Tea ceremony
Faculty and students
Students on an excursion
Bridge to the Fitness center and dormitory
Visit by Ven. Heng Sure (恆實法師)
Graduation day
Faculty members on graduation day
Native plants found on campus
Club organizers’ meeting
Graduation day pictures
Visit by Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw
Pond near the Monks’ living quarters (男寮)
Abbot, president, faculty and students wearing the Bodhisattva gown (菩薩衣) on graduation day
Student dormitory
Watching an instruction DVD by master Sheng Yen during a one-day retreat
Cleaning the beach
Inauguration of the new General Building (綜合大樓)
Vegetarian food servicde during a retreat
Drumming practice
Chinese canon collections (大藏經)
Indor workout equipment
Listening to a Dharma talk (開示) during a retreat
Lecture by renowned archaeologist prof. Verardi
Main building
New Campus
Calligraphy club
Outdoor meditation
Lunch time during a retreat
end of school year reunion (校慶餐聚)
Cleaning the beach
A feast prepared for the end of school year reunion
Undergraduate student from Vietnam taking in the view
Graduation day festivities
New general building (綜合大樓)
Professor Zhuang Guobin
Master Sheng Yen meeting with his Holiness the Dalai Lama
Activity organized for the benefit of troubled youth at local care center
Tea ceremony
Participants to the Tibetan and Chinese Buddhism exchange program
Discussion between faculty and prof. Jon Kabat-Zinn
Night market (夜市) in Taipei
Students and instructors heading to the dining hall (齋堂) during a retreat at the Tiannan Temple (天南寺)
Classroom
Mountain path for walking meditation at the Tiannan Temple (天南寺)
Calligraphy course
Dharma Drum Mountain
Road up to Dharma Drum Mountain
Reciting the Buddha’s name practice session organized for the benefit of the elderly in a nearby retirement home
Chinese canon collection (大藏經)
Fitness Center (揚生館)
Singing on Graduation day
A student meditating during a retreat at Tiannan Temple (天南寺)
Recitation of the Buddha’s name (念佛) activity put up for the benefit of elders of a nearby retirement house
Master Sheng Yen in early stage of DDM’s construction
Outdoor walking meditation
First floor of the Library and Information Center (圖書資訊館)
Prof. Richard Davidson speaking at a conference on science and meditation in the college’s conference hall
Students heading for the dining hall (齋堂) at the Tiannan Temple (天南寺) during a retreat
Taiwan’s North coast
Club excursion into the mountains
One-day retreat
Biking excursion along the coast (Jinshan valley) )
Students wearing the traditional black Haiqing (海清) for a graduation ceremony
Wish Fulfilling Guanyin pond (祈願觀音池) at dusk
Indoor activity in the Fitness Center (揚生館)
DDM abbot ven. Guodong (果東方丈和尚, left) and DDBC president ven. Huimin (惠敏校長, right) handing over gradutation certificates
Visitors to the Library and Information Center
Typhoon day in Dharma Drum Mountain
Biking excursion along the coast (Jinshan valley)
Main Buddha Hall (大雄寶殿) where morning and evening services take place
Classroom
Morning exercise during a retreat
cleaning up the beach near the institute
Jinshan beach
Students on an excursion
Lotus bell (蓮花鐘) a few minute walk form the college
Chinese canon collection (大藏經)
Dharma Drum Mountain
Presentation of meditation practices as part of club activity
Prof. Verardi’s personal library donated to the institute’s library
Early picture of Master Sheng Yen with faculty and students
Student dormitory
Members of the drumming clubs and their friends
Participants to the 2008 CBETA Conference (電子佛典協會十週年會議)
View of the Jinshan valley from the monastery complex
Mountain path for walking meditation at the Tiannan Temple (天南寺)
Calligraphy being displayed during the club’s yearly exhibition
Taipei Degui branch (德貴大樓)
Guest speakers and DBBC faculty for the conference on science and meditation
Fitness Center (揚生館)
Chinese painting class
exterior view of the college’s conference hall at dusk
Sanskrit
Classroom
First floor of the Library and Information Center (圖書資訊館)
Main Buddha Hall (大雄寶殿) at dusk
Lotus Bell (蓮花鐘) in Dharma Drum Mountain
Ven. Guojing looking guiding participants to a one-day retreat
Preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节)
Library
Summer Sanskrit course
Ven. Guoyuan (果元法師) teachings Chan methods of meditation
Walking meditation (經行) during a retreat
Cleaning the beach
Vegetarian food serviced during a retreat
Student and other members of the community getting ready for a performance
Drumming club performance
Students registering at the Tiannan temple (天南寺) before the start of a 7 days retreat
Chan hall (禪堂)
Dharma Drum Mountain
Dharma Drum abbot at the school anniversary
Map of Dharma Drum Mountain
Chan Hall (禪堂)
Jinshan valley
Present dormitory of the left and future dormitory on th right
Dharma Drum Mountain
Calligraphy course
Faculty and students after a hard day of cleaning the local beach
Dharma Drum Mountain
One-day retreat
International Dīrgha-Āgama Research Group
Undergraduate class on the history of Indian Buddhism
Students experiencing ‘Tea Chan’ (茶禪)
Dharma Drum Mountain
President Huimin (惠敏校長) giving a speech after the end of a retreat
Morning exercise during a retreat
Corridor inside the Chan Hall (禪堂)
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course
Graduation day festivities: Luke singing ‘Les copains d’abord’
Dharma Drum Mountain
Buddhist Informatics’ team
