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