THE EXPERIENCE
A place to practise.
Tianhu has a clearly documented residential pathway through its Tiantai study institute: a full-time lay course with Buddhist study, contemplation and daily liturgy. This is a substantial commitment, with admission requirements and examinations. Shorter meditation courses also appear in later notices, but their lodging terms should be checked separately from the longer educational programme.
What you can practise
- Tiantai contemplation
- Buddhist study
- daily liturgy
- meditation
Where you will stay
Accepted2022 students received free tuition, residence, meals and study materials.
Time & commitment
Two-year full-time2022lay course; shorter2025 retreat notice lacks verified lodging terms.
Joining from overseas
Overseas admission unconfirmed. 2022 notice:lay believers aged18–44, lower-secondaryeducation or equivalent, application/examination and health requirements;40 places.
English not established. Confirm instruction, translation and orientation for your specific programme.
DETAILS TO CLARIFY
- Strong evidence concerns a historical two-year course, not a current short retreat.
- Shorter2025course lodging and eligibility not independently verified.
- Foreign passports and English teaching unconfirmed.
Start a useful conversation.
Include your dates, nationality, language and previous experience when contacting the host.
- Are you accepting overseas participants for my intended dates, and what is the full required length of stay?
- Which sessions have English instruction or translation?
- Where exactly will I sleep, and what are the room-sharing and meal arrangements?
- What is the full daily schedule, total cost and cancellation policy?
THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THIS ENTRY
Read the original sources.
Reviewed 12 September 2026. The documented programme has already taken place. This record is retained for research and does not indicate a current intake.
- Tianhu2022Tiantai lay-study admissions Programme publisher · Programme / report date: 2022
Accepted students receive tuition, residence, meals and materials; two-year course.
- Tianhu twentieth contemplation course Specialist publication · Programme / report date: 2025-05-30/2025-06-03
2025shorter course surfaced in index; direct page retrieval incomplete.
We have not visited or inspected this programme. Our summaries distinguish provider claims, historical notices and independent accounts. Read our research method.