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Lingjiu Mountain Wusheng Monastery is located on the northeastern tip of Taiwan, right beside Fulong Beach. Surrounded on three sides by the sea and facing the Pacific Ocean, it offers a boundless horizon where sky and water merge. The mountain’s ecology is rich and diverse; mountain breezes, ocean vistas, and drifting mists reveal nature’s beauty at every turn. Enter through the Ashoka Pillar and follow a path lined with the uniquely shaped Heavenly-Eye Gate, the Four Sacred-Mountain Monasteries that symbolize the bodhisattva’s compassion, wisdom, and vow, and the Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara. Gaze out to the shore at the dark-faced, golden-body Tārā statue, the stūpa grove that strongly unites the Three Vehicles, and the 500-Arhat Trail hidden in the forest—enjoy a leisurely stroll among the trees, walking meditation at an unhurried pace. Wusheng Monastery is also the head temple of the Lingjiu Mountain Buddhist Order. Its founding traces back to 1983, when Master Hsin Tao searched for an ideal place to undertake a fasting retreat. He eventually arrived at Laolan Mountain—locally called Eagle Mountain—spent two years in solitary fasting, and vowed to establish a monastery there to spread the Dharma and benefit beings. More than thirty years have passed since Lingjiu Mountain opened; guided by compassion and Chan, it advocates “life itself is the field of blessing, work itself is practice,” bringing the Buddhadharma into daily life and making it practical. Followers are taught to continuously observe their own minds, cease evil and cultivate good, generate the bodhi-mind to benefit others, develop noble character, and attain inner peace and fulfillment.