Lingyen Mountain Temple (LYMT) was founded in Taiwan in 1986 by the late Venerable Master Miao Lien. Situated in the picturesque town of Puli, the Taiwan Lingyen Mountain Temple become the first and central branch of Lingyen monasteries around the world.
Modeled after the traditions of Suzhou Lingyen Mountain Temple, a renowned Pure Land monastery that abides strictly by the Patriarch Yin-Kuang's teachings, Taiwan Lingyen Mountain Temple quickly
became synonymous with orthodoxy and solemnity. Since its inauguration, Taiwan Lingyen Mountain Temple has consistently held monthly Buddha-recitation retreats and regular large-scale Dharma events to guide practitioners on the path to enlightenment and Buddhahood. Today, the Temple is home to hundreds of monastic residents and is the spiritual home of tens of thousands of lay disciples.
"I will help all sentient beings who have seen me or heard my sermons, or even just my name, to transcend to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. For those who do not transcend in this life, I will continue my mission in future lives until all transcend."
This profound vow, made by the founding Abbot, Venerable Master Miao Lien, and exercised by him daily, had touched innumerable people. It has brought them to his aid as he arduously built monasteries around the world for the sake of the monastic community and tirelessly traveled across continents propagating the Buddha's
teachings. As the Sutras state: "The birth of one Buddha evokes the protection of thousands of Buddhas." With donations and support from devotees, the Venerable Master established Lingyen Mountain branches in Canada, the U.S., Australia, and various regions of Taiwan. His wish was for people from all walks of life and all corners
of earth to hear the Buddha's teachings and by putting those teachings to practice, find liberation from suffering.
Although the Venerable Master passed into Nirvana on June 25, 2008, his spirit remains in the abundance of sermons he gave and in
the monastic codes he established for his disciples. The Master's inculcations to "recite the Buddha's name and uphold the precepts"
remain the essence of Lingyen practice. Today, guided by the Master's compassionate vows and perpetuating spirit, all Lingyen Mountain Temples continue to honor the six guiding principles:
1. To build forest monasteries everywhere, so that millions of people can practice.
2. To raise and educate Sangha leaders in order to continue the Dharma lineage.
3. To build Lingyen Mountain Temples and to disseminate Pure Land teachings.
4. To establish charitable foundations in order to aid suffering sentient beings.
5. To guide everyone to recite the Buddha's name, thereby transforming this world into a Buddha Land.
6. To transform the entire Saha world into a Pure Land.
Unfortunately, in the Dharma-Ending Age, the dissemination of proper Dharma is difficult and the forest monastery tradition is
facing unprecedented challenges. Those challenges, however, only impel the Lingyen monastic community to work harder: from
building temples to holding monthly retreats, from establishing classes tailored for Westerners to publishing Dharma material, it
continues to exert a relentless effort in order to realize its founder's visions and vows. Various expansion and building projects are currently underway as well as multi-lingual publications. With the support of the laity, the Temple hopes to widely promote Buddhism and be the vessel that transports suffering beings to the Western Pure Land.
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