The Photo Gallery
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The Abbot and Zen Master
The Venerable Hye Seong Sunim giving a speech at Buddha's birthday celebration, 2002. Hundreds of visitors from various Northeastern states participated in this wonderful ceremony.
The Making of the Dharma Teacher, Do Kwang, 2000
Friends and family join in this happy celebration. Do Kwang provides wonderful and insightful Dharma stories for the Saturday sitting group. One of his Dharma stories can be found on this site.
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Ma Ha Yun's Dharma Teacher Ceremony, 2001
Mahayun has been a member of the White Forest Sangha group since 1990 and we were all so happy when she was made a Dharma teacher. She practices daily life with great compassion and love.
The Peace Bell
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The Main Temple with the Bell House situated to the front
Ringing the Peace Bell (Beomjong)
To strike the temple bell helps the living things to attain Buddhahood and to be free from earthly desire.
Sunim drums the fish (Mokeo) to emit the sound of truth for all things and for all things aquatic.
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Sunim, upon beating the drum (Beopgo), delivers the Buddha's truth to everything by the holy sound.
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Sunim leading the practitioners up the mountain to the Stupa
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Grand Opening of the Mountain Ceremony - 2004
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Group Photo in front of the Stupa
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Returning down the mountain to the temple
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Visiting Monastics from Korea with Ven. Hye Seong Sunin
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