Dharma Drum Campus for Environmental and Spiritual Education
Soil and Water Conservation
Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts established the Dharma Drum Campus for Environmental and Spiritual Education, which, with Master Sheng Yen’s philosophy of Protecting the Spiritual Environment as its core, aims at promoting the environmental protection and laying a foundation for sustainable development. Its mission is to become an inspirational source for spreading environmentally-friendly knowledge and skills.
Covering an area of about 25 hectares, the campus is located in Jinshan District, New Taipei City. Taking protecting the natural environment as its ideal, the campus design showcases features of environmental resources in four ways—
soil and water conservation; the Calm the Mind Trail; the Satoyama Initiative; and low environmental impact architecture—and incorporates the field’s characteristics to develop a rich and fascinating program for environmental education.
The campus has several trails, creating a campus culture of silent and serene walking. Take a walk on these trails while engaging in the methods of Chan practice, listening to flowing streams and immersing in nature’s music, and you will be able to relax your body and mind, with a purified self. We invite you to come and enjoy this place of perfect natural beauty, and experience for yourself the joy of Chan this environment has to offer