# Chung Tai Chan Monastery

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**Chung Tai Chan Monastery** (traditional Chinese: 中台禪寺; pinyin: *Zhōngtáichán Sì*) is a [Buddhist](/source/Buddhist) monastery located in [Puli Township](/source/Puli,_Nantou), [Nantou County](/source/Nantou_County), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan). It is the headquarters of [Chung Tai Shan](/source/Chung_Tai_Shan), an international [Chan Buddhist](/source/Chan_Buddhism) order. It is the tallest and one of the largest [monasteries](/source/Monastery) in both Taiwan and the world, having a height of 136 metres (446 ft).[1] Widely admired as an architectural masterpiece because of the mountain monastery's more modern look, the temple is second only to [Fo Guang Shan](/source/Fo_Guang_Shan)'s monastery in physical size and in the number of ordained disciples.

## History

Construction began in 1990 and ended with completion in 2001. From 2001 until 2006 it was the world's tallest Buddhist building and has been the world's tallest Buddhist temple since 2001.[2]

## Architecture

The temple sits in a 25 hectares of complex. It was designed by Taiwanese-based Chinese architect [C. Y. Lee](/source/Chu-Yuan_Lee) and constructed with a cost of US$650 million.[3]

## See also

- [Buddhism in Taiwan](/source/Buddhism_in_Taiwan)
- [Chung Tai Shan](/source/Chung_Tai_Shan)
- [Four Great Mountains (Taiwan)](/source/Four_Great_Mountains_(Taiwan))
- [Ocean Sky Chan Monastery](/source/Ocean_Sky_Chan_Monastery), Philippines
- [List of temples in Taiwan](/source/List_of_temples_in_Taiwan)
- [List of tourist attractions in Taiwan](/source/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Taiwan)

## References

1. ["SkyscraperPage - Chung-Tai Buddhist Temple"](http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=2945)

1. ["Chung Tai Chan Monastery"](https://www.rtaiwanr.com/sun-moon-lake/chung-tai-chan-monastery). *RoundTAIWANRound*. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

1. ["Chung Tai Chan Monastery"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171206154748/https://www.taichung.guide/chung-tai-chan-monastery/). *taichung.guide*. 30 August 2014. Archived from [the original](https://www.taichung.guide/chung-tai-chan-monastery/) on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

## External links

- [Chung Tai Chan Monastery website](http://www.ctworld.org/index.htm)

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