Dharma Drum Mountain

Dharma Drum Mountain
法鼓山
	Dharma Drum Mountain logo: three mountain peaks and a meditating monk; combined, the logo forms a hand.
Monastery information
Full name	Dharma Drum Mountain Fagushan
Order	Mahāyāna
Established	1989
People
Founder(s)	Ven. Chan master Sheng-yen
Abbot	Ven. Guo Huei (past: Ven. Guo Dong)
Site
Location	Jinshan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Website	www.dharmadrum.org

Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM; Chinese: 法鼓山; pinyin: Fǎgǔ Shān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoat-kó͘-soaⁿ) is an international Buddhist spiritual, cultural, and educational foundation founded by late Chan master Sheng-yen (1931–2009).^[1] The center focuses on educating the public in Buddhism with the goal of improving the world and establishing a "Pure Land on Earth" through Buddhist education.^[2] The international headquarters of this organization is located at Jinshan District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Dharma Drum Mountain is one of the most influential Buddhist organizations in Chinese Buddhism.^[3] In Taiwan, Master Sheng-yen was considered one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" and Dharma Drum Mountain one of the "Four Great Mountains" or four major Buddhist organizations of Taiwanese Buddhism, along with Tzu Chi, Fo Guang Shan, and Chung Tai Shan.^[4]^[5]

^ "The Founder of Dharma Drum Mountain". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
^ Schak, David; Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael (2005-06-01). "Taiwan's Socially Engaged Buddhist Groups". China Perspectives. 2005 (59). doi:10.4000/chinaperspectives.2803. ISSN 2070-3449. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
^ "Chinese Buddhism engages the world". china.org.cn. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Come to Taiwan,Return with good memories". Info.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ Shuai, J. J.; Chen, H. C.; Chang, C. H. (2010-12-01). "Visualization of the Taiwaness Buddhism web based on social network analysis". 2010 International Computer Symposium (ICS2010). pp. 187–191. doi:10.1109/COMPSYM.2010.5685523. ISBN 978-1-4244-7639-8. S2CID 18858823.

[1] "The Founder of Dharma Drum Mountain". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2009.

[:3-2] Schak, David; Hsiao, Hsin-Huang Michael (2005-06-01). "Taiwan's Socially Engaged Buddhist Groups". China Perspectives. 2005 (59). doi:10.4000/chinaperspectives.2803. ISSN 2070-3449. Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-31.

[3] "Chinese Buddhism engages the world". china.org.cn. 2008-07-10. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[4] "Come to Taiwan,Return with good memories". Info.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[5] Shuai, J. J.; Chen, H. C.; Chang, C. H. (2010-12-01). "Visualization of the Taiwaness Buddhism web based on social network analysis". 2010 International Computer Symposium (ICS2010). pp. 187–191. doi:10.1109/COMPSYM.2010.5685523. ISBN 978-1-4244-7639-8. S2CID 18858823.

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