Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the Monastery is currently closed to public.

A TASTE OF ZEN​

Realize the Mind and realize the functions of the Mind, which is essential to create the phenomenon we want.
Life’s problems do not come about or disappear based on your wishes. Instead, they are determined by the thoughts that occupy your mind.
Each thought you have is a tool with which to create wholesomeness in life.
You are the Mind, and you have the ability to give rise to thoughts and functions. You have the ability to change the course of your life and fullfill your trues aspiration.
The Mind is by nature pure and free, so there is no need to seek elsewhere. The only task for us is to discover it, understand it and live in it.
Everything in life changes from one moment to the next. If we recognize this impermanence and live with it, we will be able to change our thoughts and find fresh opportunities in moment.

About the Monastery

Vairocana Zen Monastery is located in Garden Grove, California, in the sunbelt of Orange County. The Monastery features a state-of-the-art Zen Hall that provides Zen practitioners an excellent place to meditate, as well as Zen gardens. Vairocana Zen Monastery was founded with the purpose of clarifying the essence of Zen’s Mind teaching through a variety of skillful means. The Monastery offers Zen-Three and Zen-Seven retreats, as well as classes in meditation. In response to the Monastery’s growing popularity, branches have also been established in nearby city of Arcadia, California and Mexico City, Mexico.

Master's Words

BOOKS At A Glance

六祖壇經直解(上)

NT$338
《六祖大師法寶壇經》簡稱六祖壇經,是六祖惠能大師開示的集錄,是禪宗知見的根本,學禪的人一定要研讀這本經。佛法有三藏十二部經典,三藏是指經藏、論藏、律藏,經藏就是佛講的經典,歷史上唯一由祖師講的經就是六祖壇經,其內容被公認為可以當經典來研讀,由此可見其重要性及地位。
皓月
讀冊

六祖壇經直解(下)

NT$355
《六祖大師法寶壇經》簡稱六祖壇經,是六祖惠能大師開示的集錄,是禪宗知見的根本,學禪的人一定要研讀這本經。佛法有三藏十二部經典,三藏是指經藏、論藏、律藏,經藏就是佛講的經典,歷史上唯一由祖師講的經就是六祖壇經,其內容被公認為可以當經典來研讀,由此可見其重要性及地位。
皓月
讀冊

Directly Actualize Buddhahood

$15.00
Paperback
In this book, Master MiaoTsan utilized the teachings of the Eight Realizations of Great Beings Sutra to reveal the truth of the ultimate source and the essential nature of life.