Venerable Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo

Venerable Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo became a Buddhist monk under Ven. Bhante Wen Jian in Penang, Malaysia in 1987. After graduation from the Buddhist Institute of Malaysia in 1990, he received his full ordination in the Theravada tradition in Thailand. In 1999, he founded...

Ven. Bhikkhu Kai Yin

開印法師

Venerable Bhikkhu Kai Yin, founder and abbot of Santavana Forest Hermitage, Sabah, Malaysia, is a highly recognized master of samatha (tranquility) and vipassana (insight) meditation. With a special interest in the Theravada commentarial literature, the Sutra-Pitaka of Nikāya/Agāma collections, and the Yogacara school of Buddhism, Bhikkhu Kai Yin is well-read and has gained acclaimed expertise in the studies and teaching of Abhidhamma, Visuddhimagga (Path of Purification), Mahaprajnāpāramitā-śāstra, and Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.

Ordained in 1987 in Ang Hock See Buddhist Temple, Penang, Malaysia, Bhikkhu Kai Yin studied at the Buddhist Institute of Malaysia and then Yuan Kuang Buddhist College in Taiwan. He practiced various meditation methods, extensively and intensively, under the guidance of a number of renowned meditation masters, including Thera Ji Cheng, Thera Xiu Jing, Thera Sheng-yen, Goenka and Pa-Auk Tawya Sayadaw. He was a lecturer at Yuan Kuang Buddhist College (1995) and…

Daily Liturgy Services

Buddhist Liturgy Daily: 4:30-5 PM – Evening chanting liturgy is held seven days a week. This beautiful and elevating service held in classical Chinese style. First Saturday of the month: 10:40-11:10 AM – Devotional service (Circumambulation, chanting,...

Daily Life Schedule

  Daily 4:30 – 5:00 pm Chanting Liturgy (Not open to public) 5:05 – 6:00 pm Sitting meditation (Not open to public) Scheduled Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:15 pm Majjhima Nikaya Sutta Study Class Saturdays 9:00 – 10:50 am English Dharma Talk 9:50...

Overview of Teaching in Monastery

From Master Yin Shun’s perspective, “although the teachings are varied, all are interconnected. The different teachings start at different places, but each arrives at the others.” ( From The Way to Buddhahood by Ven. Yin-Shun, Wisdom Publications,...