Secret Guanyin of DDM Nungchan Monastery

Brian Bye Sheng Chung

Feb 3, 2025

This auspicious bronze Guanyin is only brought out and revealed for worship once a year during lunar New Years. These photos most likely represent the first time this statue has been photographed and published for the benefit of the world.

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Photo Essay: The Peace and Tranquility of Nungchan Monastery

Birthplace of Master Shengyen’s (1931–2009) Dharma Drum Mountain Sangha, the Nungchan (“Farm Zen”) Monastery is an impressive modernist Zen…

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