Life Story
Episode 4: The life of Chan practice
Although Master Sheng Yen had to divide his time between Taiwan and the US sharing the Dharma, he remained strict in guiding his disciples. Regarding daily conduct and composure, the Master taugh...
Episode 3: Demanding days and earnest years
Master Sheng Yen, who was forced to drop school at age 13, had been self-taught most of the time, and eventually obtained a PhD in Japan. Realizing the importance of education and constantly lear...
Episode 2: Learning to be a farmer
In its early days, Nung Chan Monastery was right next to an immense bamboo grove without any wall to separate it from the outside. In order to facilitate devotees to more concentrate on their pra...
Episode 1: Nung-Chan way of teaching: practicing Chan in farming
Master Sheng Yen continued Ven. Master Dong Chu’s aspiration to carry out Buddhist education by founding the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Education in 1985. With the increasing amount of...