THE EXPERIENCE

A place to practise.

Zhenru Monastery’s International Chan Institute hosts lay study and retreat programmes on Yunju Mountain. The sources distinguish its 2024 Chan retreats from a 2022 precepts programme that explicitly included lodging. Qingyun, also in this directory, is the monastery’s lower temple and has a separate historical retreat record.

What you can practise

  • Chan meditation
  • Buddhist study
  • daily liturgy

Where you will stay

Meals and lodging documented for the cited event; current arrangements unverified.

The host & location

Yunju Zhenru Monastery

The monastery’s own retreat institute; Qingyun is its lower temple, not an independent organisation.

Related programmes

Time & commitment

Seasonal multi-day retreats are documented; minimum for the next intake unknown.

Joining from overseas

Overseas admission unconfirmed. Confirm a new intake and personal eligibility directly with the host.

English not established. Confirm instruction, translation and orientation for your specific programme.

DETAILS TO CLARIFY

  • Residential evidence from the precept programme does not establish identical terms for every Chan retreat.
  • The word international does not establish English teaching or unrestricted foreign admission.
  • Some official linked detail pages timed out.

Start a useful conversation.

Include your dates, nationality, language and previous experience when contacting the host.

  • Are you accepting overseas participants for my intended dates, and what is the full required length of stay?
  • Which sessions have English instruction or translation?
  • Where exactly will I sleep, and what are the room-sharing and meal arrangements?
  • What is the full daily schedule, total cost and cancellation policy?

THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THIS ENTRY

Read the original sources.

Latest source check · . The documented programme has already taken place. This record is retained for research and does not indicate a current intake.

  • Yunju International Chan Institute Host / organiser · Programme / report date: 2021-08-27Source checked ·

    The monastery describes its own International Chan Institute on Yunju Mountain.

  • Yunju — Chan Retreat Archive Host / organiser · Programme / report date: 2024Source checked ·

    Records completed and announced spring, May and October 2024 Chan retreats.

  • Yunju — 2022 Lay Precepts Programme Republished notice · Programme / report date: 2022-11Source checked ·

    Explicit meals and lodging for a programme requiring prior Buddhist refuge.

We have not visited or inspected this programme. Our summaries distinguish provider claims, historical notices and independent accounts. Read our research method.