一九八七年 上惟下覺大和尚應大眾之請，闢建靈迫寺。開山以來， 大和尚稟承如來教法，大振宗風，隨著皈依的四眾弟子人數驟增，原有空間已不敷使用。

In the Grand Master’s compassionate vow to provide a complete environment for all who wish to learn the Buddhadharma, the design of Chung Tai Chan Monastery began in 1992. After three years of planning and seven years of construction, under the Grand Master’s leadership and with the devotion and generous support of disciples and friends, this landmark building opened its doors in September 2001, initiating a new era for the propagation of Buddhism at Chung Tai.

Viewed from afar, Chung Tai resembles a cultivator surrounded by mountains, sitting in meditation, majestic and serene. The architecture of Chung Tai Chan Monastery expresses a harmony of the arts, culture, science, and the teachings of the Buddha. As one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the world, Chung Tai integrates the Dharma teaching into three fronts: Sangha education, social education, and school education. The Chung Tai Buddhist Institute trains the sangha to be qualified teachers of the Dharma; meditation centers in local communities provide Chan Buddhism classes; Pu Tai Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High Schools are modelled to provide our youth a well-rounded education. The three-front approach in education brings the benefits of Buddhism to all levels of society.

Under the guidance of the Grand Master, and with his unified and practical approach, Chung Tai now has established more than 100 meditation centers and branches in Taiwan and abroad giving a pure land to a mundane world for generations to come.