An academic research institution devoted to the study of zen buddhism , serving the needs of researchers , students , teachers , and practitioners of buddhism . 48 . 000 character chinese character database -介绍禅宗及参禅之道，展示佛学与医道及禅心世界，并呈现中台禅寺的弘法理念及概况。
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I cannot even remember whether i thanked master or not . as i made my way downhill , questions flashed into my mind , one after another , and i answered each one of them as though i was studying zen enigmas 沿途我就像参禅师公案般，心中一问一答著：我自小皮肤过敏，已经十年没吃过芒果了，师父不知道？
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I suddenly realized that even though i did make a mistake , yet the donning of the tasuke with these stitches symbolized the union of those fellow initiates who were attending the retreat and those who were not , and that they would all be celebrating ching hai day together in formosa 我恍然大悟：出错是事实，但穿戴多一道缝合线的襻布，乃是由参禅与未参禅的同修们共成为一体，要在福尔摩沙的清海日共襄盛举的象徵。
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In the monastery s main hall actually houses nearly 13 , 000 small buddha statues teach in a slightly different pose . moreover , statue of reverend yuet kai who is sitting is in the temple . outside the temple , the statues of kwun yam , manjusri , samantabhadra and arhans are very large and spectacle 万佛殿内供奉佛像逾万尊一万二千多尊，姿态各异而殿中还供有月溪法师之打坐参禅塑像殿外的观音像文殊普贤菩萨像和罗汉像等均造像雄伟，极为壮观。
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In the monastery s main hall actually houses nearly 13 , 000 small buddha statues teach in a slightly different pose . moreover , statue of reverend yuet kai who is sitting is in the temple . outside the temple , the statues of kwun yam , manjusri , samantabhadra and arhans are very large and spectacle 万佛殿内供奉佛像逾万尊（一万二千多尊） ，姿态各异；而殿中还供有月溪法师之打坐参禅塑像；殿外的观音像、文殊、普贤菩萨像和罗汉像等均造像雄伟，极为壮观。
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Famous chan masters in buddhist temples is a new historical book , it records lots of biographies of famous chan masters who were active in society from the late tang dynasty to the northern song in china and deeds which they had close contact with literati and officialdom , providing precious historical information for descendants to understand social culture at that time 《禅林僧宝传》是在旧有灯录之外别撰记载禅门五宗著名禅师“前言往行”的新型禅宗史书，不仅为丛林说法参禅提供前代的事例、可以用以启示学人的会案语录，而且由于记载了很多活跃于晚唐至北宋社会著名禅僧的传记及他们与士大夫之间密切交往的事递，为后世了解当时社会文化也提供了极为珍贵的历史资料。
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Two sister initiates attending the retreat and who were the most proficient dancers of the group had to fly to formosa before the scheduled time . incidentally , they were just in time for the performance screening . when fellow initiates learnt that they had passed the screening , they were excited and grateful for master s ingenious arrangement 两位预定参禅也是舞姿最纯熟的师姊，临时有事得先启程赴福尔摩沙，正好赶上预选，顺利过关的消息一传来，全体同修既兴奋又感谢师父巧妙的安排。
