Dharma Drum Mountain - Nana Mouskouri (Paperback)

Chapters: Nana Mouskouri. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 50. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM) (Chinese:, Hanyu Pinyin: Fa Gu Shan) is an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and educational foundation founded by late Venerable Ch'an(Zen) Master Sheng-yen. The international headquarters of this organization is located at Jinshan County, Taipei County, Taiwan (ROC). Dharma Drum Mountain is one of the most influential Buddhist organizations in Chinese Buddhism. In Taiwan, it is considered one of the 'Four Heavenly Kings' or four major Buddhist temples of Taiwanese Buddhism, along with Tzu Chi, Fo Guang Shan, and Chung Tai Shan. Its impact on Buddhist circles and both Eastern and Western societies stems from the vision, charisma, and life experience of Venerable Master Sheng-yen Long before the establishment of the Jinshan headquarters, the development of Dharma Drum originated in the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Culture (CHIBC) and Nung Chan Monastery. Both were founded by Ven. Dongchu, a prominent Ch'an monk back in Mainland China and later in Taiwan, who was also disciple of renowned modernist monk, Grand Master Taixu. CHIBC was founded in 1956 and primarily active in promoting Buddhist culture mainly through publishing journals, such as the periodical Humanity Magazine. Nung Chan ('Farming Ch'an') was established in 1975. Ven. Dongchu died two years later, and at 1978, his principal disciple and Dharma heir, Ven. Sheng-yen became the new abbot of both Nung Chan and CHIBC. Under Master Sheng-yen's leadership, both institutions grew rapidly, the number of devotees in Nung Chan and students in CHIBC overwhelmed the building capacity. Therefore, in 1989, the institutions bought a plot of hilly land in Jinshan, Taipei County in order to build a ne...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=49126