DDM Global News
A Discussion between Zarko Andričević and Reb Anderson: The transformation and challenges Chan is facing in the West
Chan Buddhism, with its abundant connotation on oriental culture, has been spreading to the West for the past decades. We wonder what parts of the oriental spirituality of Chan was retained and ...
Contemplative Action and Active Contemplation: Buddhist and Christian Nuns in Dialogue
During October 14 to 16,” the First International Buddhist-Christian Dialogue for Nuns” was held in Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery (佛光山寺) and was organized by the Vatican’s Pontifical Counc...
Venerable Chang Shen’s Lecture: Two years at Harvard experiencing religious pluralism
On August 23, based on the subject "My two years at Harvard: Religious exchange and dialogue between the East and West", Venerable Chang Shen (常諗法師)shared her observations as a visiting schol...
DDM World Center for Buddhist Education will be closed for Great Compassion Liberation Rite for Water and Land, 11/25-12/3
[Notice] For your kind reference, DDM World Center for Buddhist Education in Jinshan Township, New Taipei City, will be closed for the Great Compassion Liberation Rite for Water and Land (大悲心...
Notice: Nung Chan Monastery will be closed for the event of Chan Run
[ Notice ] Nung Chan Monastery will be closed for the event of Chan Run , from 6.00-14.00 Nov.3rd, 2018., to uphold the gracious atmosphere for the practitioners.For your kind reference, the m...
Praying for the suffering: DDM Abbot President gives solace in the wake of the train accident in Yilan
On Oct 21, 2018, a Puyuma Express (普悠瑪) derailed near Xinma Station in Suao, Yilan, (宜蘭蘇澳新馬站), killing at least 18 people and injuring nearly 200. Venerable Chang-Fa (常法法師), Direct...