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In 2011, for various logistical & financial reasons, we decided to discontinue the operation of ABS in the previous buildings & under the previous structure, and to change the location, operation & curriculum from the beginning of February 2012,
as follows:

RESTRUCTURED ABS 

FREE 3-month Residential Training Course
In Mandarin Chinese and Introduction to Buddhism & Buddhist Monasticism
at Lin Ji Meditation Centre, on our farm about  800m South of Nanhua Temple, Cultura Park, Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng,South Africa

Starting date 1st February each year
with selection interviews about 1½ - 2 months before
1st February.


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We are looking for 18-35-year-old, healthy, unmarried, unattached, clean-living, non-smoking, non-drinking, no-drug-taking, intelligent, spiritually-minded males only, with Matric, good English, no minor children, no debts or criminal record, citizens of South Africa, interested in learning Mandarin Chinese, Humanistic Buddhism, Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Monasticism, World Mysticism, and in practicing Meditation daily, with progress assessments every three months, and, if successful & interested, further studies & monastic ordination at FGS Taiwan.

WE SHALL OFFER FREE

  • Accommodation at Lin Ji Meditation Centre; including electricity & water;
  • 3x vegetarian meals a day at our Nanhua Guesthouse Dining Hall, about 800 m from Lin Ji;
  • Tuition, study materials & teachers;
  • Bicycle for each student, for riding to the Nanhua Guesthouse Dining Hall for meals and functions.

EACH STUDENT MUST COVER THE COST OF HIS

  • Toiletries & minor expenses;
  • Transport to & from home for those weekends & public holidays he wishes to go home (with a prior approval from his supervisor);
  • Private Medical & Dental Insurance, if desired; - the standard RSA primary medical & dental care will be provided the at Kungwini Municipal Clinic, if required;
  • Own Cellphone, PC & Internet, should he desire to have such facilities in his room.

HOUSE RULES

  • No smoking, drug-taking, drinking of alcohol;
  • No meat-eating on the premises;
  • No lying, stealing, fighting, or gambling;
  • No sexual conduct in the dormitories;
  • No absence without permission; etc.

Each student & ABS will enter into a simple Agreement regarding all of the agreed-upon Terms & Conditions, and both parties shall be able to terminate the Agreement at any time in writing, without any financial obligation to each other except for any damages incurred.


Please download, complete & submit by hand, fax or email the following

  • Application Form, together with
  • a brief Motivational Letter, and
  • a copy of your RSA ID photo-page, to the e-mail address below:
Mr Ivan Frimmel
ABS Student Recruitment

Postal Address :
Tel :
Fax :
Cell :
E-mail :



P.O. Box 741, Bronkhorstspruit, 1020, South Africa 
+27-13-931-0009
+27-86-626-7908
+27-82-454-0311
ivan.frimmel@nanhua.co.za
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