Dharma Drum Mountain Nung Chan Monastery

What a beautiful Buddhist temple that is built in a modern structure. It is not a traditional pagoda style temple. But it still retained many of the traditional features of a Buddhist temple. It has a grand central hall for prayer and a huge reflecting pool for contemplation. The design and decorations of the temple are also magnificent. The main hall has scripture writings and a whole wall of crystal Buddhas. Overall, this place provides a peaceful and harmonious retreat in the most traditional sense. If you are in the area, it is definitely worth a visit.

A short walk from Chiyan Metro Station, this simple yet elegant temple offers more than worshipping- I've found it a great place to reflect.

Walked in when it was drizzling. The sky was grey, exactly matching color with the temple coming into my eyes.

What caught my eyes was not the sculptured wall of diamond sutra on the wall, but the serene air that showered me from head to toe.

I didn't go into the building, but walked to the back where you will see most of the horizon is still alived with profile of mountain and outlines of trees! Especially on a rainy day like today, the best music is from within your heart that's playing a tune of silence!

A relaxation place. Find inner peace in a heavy busy city 😇

This Buddhist center is fairly easy to get to. A oasis in the middle of busy taipei city. Large campus with amazing architecture. There are some Buddhist lesson the day we visited. Not as quiet as I expected. Nonetheless, reflected pond with water lily still wins my heart. Parking is super easy. I live the double concert walkway by the parking. What a smart design. Not only obscure the car park, it also provide access every point along the car park. Making the walking as pleasant as it can be. Provide nice contrast with the big open area.

Relaxing, serene, peaceful. There is a coffee place where the coffee and cookies don't cost money; donations are welcomed.

Nice and peaceful place to visit. It’s not that busy, mostly teenagers posing for instagram. You can walk around here for an hour or so and take some cute pictures. I used the Ubike to get here which I think is the most convenient from the close by mrt station (around 5 mins by bike).

Nung Chan Monastery of Dharma Drum Mountain is a sacred place here in Taipei, where visitors could find their inner peace at such a peaceful environment. In addition to the ambient, visitors could also enjoy the architecture, but please keep this in mind not to disturb others and always be quiet here.

Very good place to visit and learn about Master Shang Yen. Only 10 minutes to walk from the metro Qiyan station.

The place has a feeling of simplicity and serenity to it and thanks to the mountains in the background it appears to be a strong practicing environment. The temple is not "grandious" or "posh", something one might expect by looking at some pictures. Good place for self refection.

What a great place to meditate to refresh and recharge your mindset. Per my friend, James’ suggestion, we cane over here to pay a visit. The simple but very zen like layout with zen atmosphere put together a harmony place for your spirit to
mingle with sky and earth. The Buddha bible is over the building walls. The zen garden is also very relax oriented. Sitting by the pond to watch the water waves changes as the reflections vanishing as well. The “zig zag” on the side symbolizes on and off of our life. I shall come back to sit by the pond. In front of the temple to meditate more in the future.

It's a museum monastery I never forgets. It's calm and picturesque. Offers lots architecture that inspires Buddhist insights and experiences. Helps me understand the beauty of nature and its impermance.

Religious spot at the outskirt of Taipei. Traditional Buddhism institution. There is a big monastery with Buddha and lady Buddha statue inside. The calligraphies on the wall are well crafted scriptures. The wide pond attracts many youngsters to take photos even though one is not coming for a prayer.

Nice and peaceful place. Highly recommended. Ask for a guide when you are there so that you will enjoy the place more with more insider information. Amazing main hall and architecture.

One of a Beautiful landscape buddhist centers.
-The wall of the Diamond sutra -The wall of Heart sutra
-Water Moon Monstery

Beautiful view, surrounded by mountains, Very calming.

Its spirit is based on 8th century Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai's aphorism, "A day without work is a day without food."

Very peaceful and elegant. Definitely one of the key places to visit in Taipei.

Great for ALL Buddhists to visit. Gives a very Zen feel.
Take a guided tour for free and you will learn even more.

For those who are keen, you can join in for their lunch.

Peaceful and serene. Recommend to walk to the temple rather than taking the bus. The stream is very clean and the sounds of the nature is bliss.

Great place to relax from your everyday busy life! Checkout their stores at the entrance! Great 15 minutes retreat for my trip! Love It!

很漂亮的寺廟 They offers English zen class but it got canceled this year. They said they will release new schedule this December.