Master Jianjian, Reception Director and Secretarial Section
(知客兼書記 見漸法師)

Ocean Sky Chan Monastery is very blessed to have a new Shifu in the person of Master Jianjian. She came straight from Buddha Jewel Monastery, a branch of Chung Tai in Seattle, Washington, USA, where she served for three years as its Executive Director and Docent
Director. In Ocean Sky, Jianjian Shifu will act as the Reception Director and also takes charge of the intricate records in the Secretarial Section.

As with all the other Dharma Masters in Ocean Sky, Jianjian Shifu is also a graduate of Chung Tai Buddhist Institute for Nuns. Shifu is grateful that she is given this opportunity to be assigned to the Philippines where she hopes to form good affinity with the new culture and its people. A Philosophy major graduate, Master Jianjian is unfazed that she must again make new adjustments, because for her, “When the mind is pure, the land is pure (心淨則國土淨). The practice of Buddhism purifies one’s mind, so that no matter which place one finds himself, the new land will likewise be pure and welcoming.” Fluent in English, Jianjian Shifu also hopes to be conversant in Tagalog.

When asked for some words of wisdom for all the students of Zen in Ocean Sky, Master Jianjian said: “In Taiwan, there are many Zen centers for people to go to study the teachings of Buddha. But here in the Philippines, there is only one Ocean Sky. Therefore, Filipinos should grab this excellent opportunity to diligently learn from the Shifus, with the aim of finding the true mind. No matter what you do, whether you are at rest or in motion, always return to your true mind. That would be the best Pure Land.”