The Great Wisdom Institute is a Buddhist monastery in Montague, Prince Edward Island, where nuns study and practise the teachings of Buddha.
The Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute is a monastery where nuns study and practise the teachings of Buddha. Its address is 805 Brudenell Point Rd, Montague, PE C0A 1R0. The institute has been based in Prince Edward Island for over 10 years.
Since 2004, Teacher Zhen-Ru has carried on the legacy of Master Jih-Chang, who chose her as his successor. Teacher Zhen-Ru currently gives teachings to over 1,000 Buddhist monks and nuns, as well as more than 80,000 lay practitioners worldwide.
Teacher Zhen-Ru was the key proponent in establishing The Five Great Treatises curriculum. In 2012, the first group of nuns began learning the curriculum. Completing the sixteen-year curriculum is comparable to receiving a Ph.D. in Buddhist philosophy.
The institute owns 490 acres of land in Brudenell and 180 acres in Uigg, with greenspace totalling 393 acres that includes forests, wetlands and gardens. It owns 7 houses that serve different needs, such as housing for nuns recuperating. Facilities include South Lotus Hall, North Lotus Buildings 1 and 2, a prayer hall in Uigg, a tree nursery, farmland and a boom gate security check-in.
The institute has planted over 8,500 trees to preserve the natural areas around its monastery. It adopts organic farming practices to keep its land, water, air and community healthy and free from harmful toxins. It has set aside 10 acres of land for onsite wastewater treatment to accommodate the needs of 1,400 nuns.