DDM Global News

English One-day Retreat at DDM International Meditation Group

On August 31st, DDM International Meditation Group held an one-day retreat in English at AiQun Building (愛群大廈) in downtown Taipei.

Words of Wisdom by the Abbot President: A Step by Step Approach to Learning the Method of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

Dharma Drum Mountain is a practice center for Buddhist where the spirit of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin) is highly prominent. To learn the Guanyin method, one has to recollect, pray, l...

Transform waste into wisdom of saving the future:

Hundred schoolchildren brainstormed to safeguard the world On July 11th – 14th, at DDM World Center for Buddhist Education, 106 schoolchildren joined DDM Children's Camp where they explored new ...

Monastic Summer Retreats : Benefiting Others on the Basis of Diligent Practice

Late Master Sheng Yen once said, “Without sufficient and profound practice, the assistance one could offer is limited; however hard one may try, it would hardly bring about the ultimate and perfe...

One-day Meditation Camp for youths from international youth

On the morning of July 17th, 27 youths, aged 16 to 25, from 17 countries including Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, etc., started their one-day medit...

The Development of Chan Buddhism in Contemporary Era

On June 28, the forum titled “The Development of Chan Buddhism in Contemporary Era” was held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of late Master Sheng Yen’s passing. Invited by the DDM Sangha, hi...