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