Between Teachers and Disciples
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 practice, Master Sheng Yen adopted a disciple's suggestion and constructed the main entrance (“sanmen”), the outer wall, and the spirit screen. He named the main gate “The Way to Compassion,” signifying welcoming more people to the embrace of Guanyin Bodhisattva, encouraging them to develop the Bodhi-mind and practice the bodhisattva path
Recommend
Episode 8: Constant Learning
After Master Sheng Yen took charge of Nung Chan Monastery, his monastic and lay disciples gradually increased in number and the original farmhouse became too small, so the Monastery began its exp...
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 6: Popularizing Buddhist study
In the beginning Nung Chan Monastery attracted many young people to practice Chan, and over time practitioners who preferred chanting Amitabha Buddha’s name also joined and so in 1982 the A...