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Huayen-World (大華嚴寺) is an international Chinese Buddhist monastic order and new religious movement based in Taiwan. The headquarters of Huayen-World, located in Lugu Township, Nantou County. The organization's counterpart for laypeople is known as the Huayen-World Association (華嚴學會).

Founded in 1989 by Haiyun Jimeng (海雲繼夢), Huayen-World was formally recognized by the Taiwanese Government as a non-profit religious organization in 1995. The order promotes Huayan Buddhism (華嚴) and is known for its efforts in the modernization of Chinese Buddhism. In the decade following, Huayen-World continued expanding to establish various branches across the country, including Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taipei, and Taichung, and establishing monasteries overseas, such as the Triple Crane Monastery in Chelsea, MI.

History
In 2002, Haiyun Jimeng purchased more than 3 acres in Lugu Township, Nantou County as the site for the construction of the Lugu monastery (鹿谷道場暨生命教育中心). The groundbreaking ceremony was held on 25 March 2011.

Huayen-World embarked on construction of the Monastery, with completion of the main hall in 2013.

Dharma propagation
Dharma programs of Huayen-World include lectures given in Taiwan and overseas; programs on television and internet channels, and the Samantabhadra precepts (普賢戒) initiation given annually at the monastery.

In mainland China, the order focuses on cultural exchange rather than religion as a way to introduce Buddhist ideas, as preaching is illegal in China.

Huayen-World's approach to Dharma propagation focuses on conciliating the ancient Buddhist teachings within the constructs of modern language and theory in order to make it relevant to the masses in modern society. Huayen-World monasteries have no entrance fee, and do not allow many of the practices commonly found in other Chinese temples, such as fortune-telling or the presence of sales vendors.

Objectives

 * To deliver the exposition of the Ultimate Truth promote and foster the Huayan ideology traversing all borders
 * To provide an abode for spiritual enrichment through the practice of Sutras (經海), discipline (教海), and action (行海).

Abbots
Haiyun Jimeng was born in 1950 in Taiwan. Venerable Elder Bhikshu Meng Can (夢參老和尚) ordained Haiyun Jimeng into the Buddhist monk hood in 1990 and gave him the Dharma name Chang Yi (昌一). In 1991, he took all 250 precepts and formally became a Bhikshu. Haiyun Jimeng is the 42nd Patriarch of Hsienshou Huayen 賢首宗 (Avatamsaka in Sanskrit) School of Chinese Buddhism. In December 2008, Haiyun Jimeng led a pilgrimage to the LIFE Mission ashram of Swami Rajarshi Muni, a disciple of Swami Kripalvanandji, in Gujarat, India.
 * Haiyun Jimeng (海雲繼夢) (1989–present)